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Debate: National vetoes to undermine the global tax deal
Date: THURSDAY, 23 JUNE 2022
Speaker: Patryk Jaki
Political group: ECR
Country: Slovenia
Language: PL

Mówicie dużo o demokracji, ale przecież demokracja to szanowanie innego głosu. A państwo chcecie dzisiaj potępić inny głos. Otóż dla was praworządność to nieprzestrzeganie traktatów i to widać na przykładzie wielu innych spraw. A demokracja to dyktatura, bo możliwe jest tylko to, z czym my się zgadzamy. A jeżeli mówicie o solidarności, na którą się powołujecie, to bardzo dobrze, ale zacznijmy od solidarności w ważniejszych sprawach. Otóż na przykład w tych, które doprowadziły nas do gigantycznych problemów, inflacji, mianowicie Nord Stream. Dlaczego Nord Stream 2 jeszcze nie jest rozłożony? Zróbcie coś, Komisjo Europejska, żeby rozłożyć ten haniebny projekt i wtedy będziemy mówić o prawdziwej solidarności.
Debate: National vetoes to undermine the global tax deal
Date: THURSDAY, 23 JUNE 2022
Speaker: Manon Aubry
Political group: The Left
Country: France
Language: FR

L’extrême droite, qui prétend incarner le peuple, montre à nouveau son vrai visage: celui d’un serviteur fidèle des puissants et des milliardaires. Le veto utilisé par cynisme par Orbán est aussi le même qui peut permettre aux paradis fiscaux européens de bloquer toute mesure de justice fiscale en Europe. Ce veto, c’est le verrou qui nous empêche systématiquement d’avancer et qu’il faut aujourd’hui absolument faire tomber. C’est pour cela qu’il faut absolument et de toute urgence abroger la règle de l’unanimité en matière fiscale qui nous condamne à laisser les évadés fiscaux nous voler en toute impunité. Mes chers collègues, nous ne pouvons pas non plus attendre éternellement que cette règle change. Qu’est-ce qui empêche d’avancer dès maintenant en coopération renforcée avec tout ceux qui le souhaitent et de construire des coalitions pour se lancer immédiatement avec ceux qui veulent avancer? D’ailleurs, je le dis, la France d’Emmanuel Macron a accepté d’abaisser le niveau d’ambition de ce texte et a échoué, en réalité, à trouver un accord au niveau européen. Alors, si vous voulez être crédibles, allez jusqu’au bout de la démarche, engagez une coopération renforcée, voire dites que vous êtes prêts à avancer seuls et à mettre en place un impôt universel. Trop d’États se satisfont très bien du statu quo actuel pour ne rien faire, y compris la France. Mais la situation n’est plus tenable. Reprenons la main et refusons que les évadés fiscaux imposent leur loi au peuple.
Debate: National vetoes to undermine the global tax deal
Date: THURSDAY, 23 JUNE 2022
Speaker: Enikő Győri
Political group: NI
Country: Luxembourg
Language: HU

Elnök Úr! Tisztelt Képviselőtársaim! Hadd kérjem meg Önöket, hogy legalább egy percre szálljanak ki a szokásos Magyarország-áztatásból, és gondolkodjanak. Gondolkodjanak, mert ha egy tagállam használja az őt a Szerződésekben megillető jogot, hogy megállítson egy folyamatot, ami meggyőződésem, hogy árt Európának, akkor lehet, hogy érdemes átgondolni, hogy miért tesz valamit egy tagállam. Hölgyeim és uraim! Ne legyünk önmagunk ellenségei! Van egy háború. Gentiloni biztos úr is utalt rá. Nekünk elsősorban a kármentéssel kellene foglalkoznunk újabb terhek kirovása helyett. Biztos úr is említette, ez egy kétpilléres csomag, az elsővel a nagy tech-cégek megadóztatásával nem tudunk előrehaladni. Csomagról volt szó, egyszerre kellene tető alá hozni a két dolgot. Harmadszor, mi rohanunk előre. Nemzetközi partnereink sem Ázsiában, sem Amerikában nem hajtották végre azt, amit mi már szeretnénk bevezetni. Ezzel az európai cégek versenyhátrányba kerülnek. Végezetül az OECD-ben nem dolgozták még ki a végrehajtási szabályokat. Cégeinknek nincs január elsejéig ideje felkészülni. Egyelőre kozmetikázó javaslatok vannak a Bizottság részéről. Ehelyett dolgozzunk tovább, meg legyen az egység Európa versenyképessége érdekében.
Debate: National vetoes to undermine the global tax deal
Date: THURSDAY, 23 JUNE 2022
Speaker: José Manuel Fernandes
Political group: PPE
Country: Ireland
Language: PT

Senhor Presidente, Caro Comissário, Caras e Caros Colegas, a unanimidade não pode significar bloqueio, não é aceitável que seja usada para a chantagem. O Conselho tem de ser muito mais do que a soma dos 27 egoísmos nacionais que por vezes constatamos.  Num domínio como o da fiscalidade, é essencial que este acordo da OCDE seja posto em prática, pois significará mais justiça social. É também importante que aqueles que mais lucram sejam aqueles que mais contribuam. É igualmente essencial combater a fraude, elisão e evasão fiscais, o que se poderá fazer através da harmonização e o que equivale, segundo contas da própria Comissão Europeia, a cerca de sete orçamentos anuais, ou seja, cerca de mil milhões de EUR por ano de perda. Tal significa que podemos ter mais receita e não penalizar, pelo contrário, podemos aliviar os cidadãos europeus. Para além disso, e termino, é essencial que o pilar I seja utilizado para os novos recursos próprios da União Europeia e que os gigantes do digital deem “...”
Debate: National vetoes to undermine the global tax deal
Date: THURSDAY, 23 JUNE 2022
Speaker: Paul Tang
Political group: S-D
Country: Spain
Language: EN

Mr President, I could almost hear the screams when, after significant work by the Commission and by the French Presidency, a last-minute blockade was erected yet again. But pointing fingers is easy but doesn’t really work. Yes, Orbán torpedoed a European minimum tax, harming his own citizens for his own narrow gain. But let’s be frank, and I hate to say this, but this is also the Commission’s doing.  If you look in a mirror you will be reminded of Dorian Gray, whose pact with the Devil also didn’t pay off. Because if you put the rule of law up for grabs once, you will be pressured to do so again and again. So let’s stop the endless bargaining game and look for a path that cannot be blocked. We can isolate Orbán and implement this deal. Europe can still escape the Faustian fate with long overdue majority voting or with enhanced cooperation. Let’s get this deal done.
Debate: National vetoes to undermine the global tax deal
Date: THURSDAY, 23 JUNE 2022
Speaker: Billy Kelleher
Political group: Renew
Country: Denmark
Language: EN

Mr President, I’m extremely disappointed that we were unable to implement this particular OECD agreement of 137 countries after many, many years of negotiations. My country, Ireland, had genuine concerns about the proposals and we were one of the last countries to sign up to it. But we did come to the table in a spirit of negotiation and compromise, and we did welcome and sign up, as I said, to the agreement. The fact of the matter is that Hungary is vetoing this not because of the specific issue of the tax deal itself, but they just want to flex their political muscle because of the other issues that Orbán is consistently raising. That undermines the basic structures and fabric of what the European Union stands for. But I do think that we want to be very careful that we don’t rush headlong into a situation where we now use the fact that Hungary is blackmailing Europe, through a tax proposal, to unwind national sovereignty around the issue of taxation. And if we are to have any major discussions in how Europe is framed, how it’s underpinned with treaties, the integrity and the sovereignty of nations, taxation is a fundamental issue. It’s fundamental to citizens in Member States. Governments are elected in Member States. One of the great democratic processes is an election itself. And very often taxation is at the centre of those debates at Member State level. So if we are to have a debate around unanimity versus a qualified majority voting on the issue of taxation, we want to be very careful that we don’t undermine the basic concept of member sovereignty in the areas of taxation, which means democratic accountability as well. Tread carefully on that particular issue.
Debate: National vetoes to undermine the global tax deal
Date: THURSDAY, 23 JUNE 2022
Speaker: Ernest Urtasun
Political group: Verts/ALE
Country: Belgium
Language: EN

Mr President, well, the situation is indeed very serious. The deal is about to derail. And it is us Europeans who are about to derail it because of the veto of Hungary. How are we going to explain that to our international partners if that happens? Secondly, I think, Mr Beaune, the way you have tried to overcome the veto has come to a dead end. The logic of accepting the blackmail and doing secret deals behind doors has come to a dead end. It doesn’t work. And also we have to say that what kind of working methods will the Council adopt if this is the logic for the way forward? Which is going to be the next file if we accept that logic? This needs to stop. And the only way to stop that is to go for an enhanced cooperation in the short term. I’m very happy to hear Commissioner Gentiloni saying that we’re not going to give up: the Parliament will not give up, and not giving up today means finding other ways, overcoming the veto and go for an enhanced cooperation. And finally, I think we need to address the issue of unanimity in fiscal matters. Member States need to address that seriously, because this needs to stop.
Debate: National vetoes to undermine the global tax deal
Date: THURSDAY, 23 JUNE 2022
Speaker: Gunnar Beck
Political group: ID
Country: Germany
Language: DE

Herr Präsident! Polen hat sich die Aufgabe seines Vetos gegen die Einführung eines globalen Mindestkörperschaftsteuersatzes von 5 % sehr gut bezahlen lassen. Denn dafür gab die EU Kommission nun den milliardenschweren polnischen nationalen Aufbauplan frei. Als Folge blockiert nun Ungarn, das letzte Land, das noch auf sein Geld aus Brüssel wartet, den Steuerdeal, bis dann auch hier die scheinheiligen EU-Einwände aufgegeben werden und Ungarns Aufbauplan genehmigt und die Milliarden nach Budapest überwiesen sind. Die EU verweigert Staaten EU-Finanzmittel. Die fadenscheinige Begründung: Missachtung der sogenannten Rechtsstaatlichkeit. Doch der hohe Wert der Unabhängigkeit von Justiz und Medien degeneriert hier zum Spielball oder  Wird dieses Prinzip aufgegeben, hat Brüssel endlich seine Besteuerung ohne Repräsentierung,
Debate: National vetoes to undermine the global tax deal
Date: THURSDAY, 23 JUNE 2022
Speaker: Jessica Stegrud
Political group: ECR
Language: SV

Herr talman! I skuggan av Ukrainakriget, skenande el- och bränslepriser och inflation utnyttjar Europaparlamentet tillfället till att försöka utöka EU:s makt, genom ett avskaffande av medlemsstaternas vetorätt i en så grundläggande fråga som skatter. There is no taxation without representation. Utan representation, ingen beskattningsrätt, heter det. Jag har sagt det förr och jag säger det igen: EU är ingen stat och ska därför inte ha makt över skattepolitiken. För representationen, den finns inte bara här. Den finns på lokal och nationell nivå. Och makten ska främst finnas hos folket, långt, långt härifrån.  Det är varje lands regering, inte eurokrater, som står till svars inför sitt folk. Är väljarna nöjda blir de omvalda. Om inte, kan de röstas bort. Att som parlamentet ständigt gör, prata om vikten av demokrati, och samtidigt föreslå det djupt odemokratiska – att frånta ett folk kontrollen över sina skatter – säger mycket om den bristande demokratiska kompassen här i parlamentet. Det är oerhört oroande.
Debate: National vetoes to undermine the global tax deal
Date: THURSDAY, 23 JUNE 2022
Speaker: Chris MacManus
Political group: The Left
Country: Austria
Language: EN

Mr President, I warmly welcome this debate so that I can put on record that my party, Sinn Féin, totally opposes moving away from unanimity on tax matters. I also want to put on record our support for the OECD deal and the EU directive implementing it.  Hungary has been cynical in opposing the deal. It’s reneging on its word. All those that signed up to the OECD deal in the EU and across the world, including the US, should implement the deal as soon as possible. There is, unfortunately, another wave of cynicism on show here today. Those who seek to end tax sovereignty are using one Member State’s cynicism to cynically advance their own agenda. We should not throw away the rulebook just because there’s a temporary political issue.  Unanimity is not a block to progress. It is a safeguard of democratic decision—making. Sinn Féin rejects centralisation of tax powers and defends unanimity on such crucial matters.
Debate: National vetoes to undermine the global tax deal
Date: THURSDAY, 23 JUNE 2022
Speaker: Luděk Niedermayer
Political group: PPE
Country: Slovenia
Language: EN

Mr President, Commissioner, guests, dear colleagues, the OECD agreement was a great success. It was a political success that was concluded by the underwriting of the agreement. Now we are turning this political success into economic success. And here I firmly believe that whether we implement or not implement agreement is decisive for the future of this very, very important agreement. And this is also of potential benefit for us, not only globally. So that’s why the EU bears enormous responsibility in starting the implementation of this very important agreement. The EU is a very democratic society based on the rules, and it’s right that within these rules there is unanimity principle. But I believe that the unanimity principle that brings strong power to the states must be balanced by the responsibility. So that’s why I call on the Member States to use this right in a responsible way. In this case, if they will not be responsible, I guess it’s time to find an alternative way.
Debate: National vetoes to undermine the global tax deal
Date: THURSDAY, 23 JUNE 2022
Speaker: Csaba Molnár
Political group: S-D
Country: Poland
Language: HU

Elnök Úr! Óriási dolgot készítettünk elő, kedves Kollégák. Végre egy igazságos adót akartunk kivetni a leggazdagabb multinacionális cégekre. Csakhogy van az Európai Unióban egy kormány. Történetesen megint a magyar kormány, amely ezt meg akarja akadályozni. Hogy miért? Azért, mert a magyar miniszterelnök valójában a multik érdekeit védi a magyar kisemberekkel szemben. Azért, mert Orbán a leggazdagabbak helyett a kis- és középvállalkozók és a legszegényebbek vállára szokta tenni a közös terheket. Hiszen a magyar miniszterelnök mindig csak akkor harcolt a leggazdagabbak ellen, amikor még nem tartozott közéjük. Eddig azt hihettük, hogy Orbán Viktor csak a Gazpromnál csapott fel közép-európai területi képviselőnek, de láthatóan most már kibővítette a szolgáltatásait az összes Európában működő adóelkerülő multicég képviseletére is.  Orbán vétózni fog, mert vétóját zsarolásra is használni akarja, mert abban bízik, hogy ha vétóval fenyeget, akkor a jogállamiság helyreállítása és az állami korrupció megszüntetése nélkül is hozzájuthat az európai uniós támogatásokhoz. Na, ezt nem engedhetjük. Nem ejtheti túszul Európát egy tolvaj akkor sem, ha a névjegykártyájára miniszterelnök van írva.
Debate: National vetoes to undermine the global tax deal
Date: THURSDAY, 23 JUNE 2022
Speaker: Rasmus Andresen
Political group: Verts/ALE
Country: Germany
Language: DE

Herr Präsident! Freitag war ein schwarzer Tag für alle Europäerinnen und Europäer und ein guter Tag für multinationale Konzerne. Viktor Orbán blockiert abwechselnd mit der polnischen Regierung die Umsetzung der globalen Mindestbesteuerung für große Konzerne. Dank Viktor Orbán zahlt Amazon weiter keine Körperschaftsteuer in der Europäischen Union. Und viele europäische Konzerne wie Bayer oder BASF können ihre Steuerschuld weiter künstlich kleinrechnen. Steuerdumping in der EU muss beendet werden. Es ist ein demokratisches Problem, wenn Staaten wie Ungarn mit 9 % oder Luxemburg mit einem Effektivsteuersatz von 2 % unser Steuersystem untergraben. Sehr geehrte EU-Finanzministerinnen und EU-Finanzminister, lassen Sie sich nicht weiter von Ungarn und Polen erpressen. Führen Sie die globale Mindeststeuer ohne Viktor Orbán und Morawiecki ein. Ja, das ist möglich! Wir Grüne fordern Sie auf: Nutzen Sie Artikel 20 zur verstärkten Zusammenarbeit und setzen Sie den globalen Steuerdeal endlich um.
Debate: National vetoes to undermine the global tax deal
Date: THURSDAY, 23 JUNE 2022
Speaker: Aurore Lalucq
Political group: S-D
Country: France
Language: FR

Monsieur le Président, résumons la situation. La réalité de la situation, c’est que le gouvernement hongrois et le gouvernement polonais refusent de mettre en place au niveau européen un accord qu’ils ont accepté au niveau international et qui nous éviterait de perdre 50 à 60 milliards d’euros par an. Pourquoi? À cause de l’unanimité. Mais pourquoi, surtout? parce qu’on est faible. Parce qu’on accepte leur jeu. Parce qu’on sait très bien que le problème, ce n’est pas la question de la fiscalité. Le problème est ailleurs, ils nous attaquent sur nos valeurs, ils nous testent sur nos valeurs et il y a une volonté d’humiliation très claire. La question qui se pose donc à nous, c’est: quand accepterons-nous d’être forts? Ça commence par, point 1, la coopération renforcée. Ils ne veulent pas de cet accord, ils ne veulent pas des 50 à 60 milliards? Très bien. Nous, on les veut. Donc, quand est-ce qu’on met en place la coopération renforcée? Point 2: quand, de manière générale, la Commission européenne va-t-elle déclencher l’article 116? Et enfin, la question de la majorité qualifiée. Je comprends que ce soit compliqué, on le sait tous, de changer les traités, de sortir de l’unanimité, etc. C’est compliqué, mais ce n’est pas infaisable et aujourd’hui, on est dans un monde où on ne peut plus se permettre d’être faible. Donc on vous attend, le Conseil et la Commission, là maintenant, fermement.
Debate: National vetoes to undermine the global tax deal
Date: THURSDAY, 23 JUNE 2022
Speaker: Stanislav Polčák
Political group: PPE
Country: Czechia
Language: CS

Pane předsedající, bavíme se v této debatě opakovaně o zavedení 15% daně na základě toho, že některé členské státy využily svého práva veta. Ale řekl bych, že ke škodě Evropanů, ke škodě nás všech. Je jasné, že zisk by se měl danit tam, kde vzniká. Digitální obří korporace mají velké zisky. Já jim to vůbec nezávidím, ale opravdu by tato zásada měla být promítnuta na mezinárodní úrovni. Na mezinárodní úrovni byla schválena, ale u nás bylo použito veto. K čemu to vede ? Vede to de facto k nekalé daňové soutěži. Viděli jsme to na různých případech
Debate: National vetoes to undermine the global tax deal
Date: THURSDAY, 23 JUNE 2022
Speaker: Juan Fernando López Aguilar
Political group: S-D
Country: Germany
Language: ES

Señor presidente, este debate acerca del veto impuesto contra un acuerdo para una imposición mínima sobre sociedades en todos los Estados miembros, que obedece a un mandato muy prolongado de este Parlamento Europeo, pone de manifiesto, primero, que se trata de una Directiva y, por tanto, los Gobiernos de los Estados miembros tienen la oportunidad de hacer valer en el Consejo sus especificidades fiscales, allí donde las haya, por ejemplo, los territorios insulares. Pero imponer el veto sobre la base de la represalia frente a las medidas adoptadas y votadas por este Parlamento Europeo en relación con el Estado de Derecho es sencillamente inaceptable. De modo que se pone de manifiesto que la reforma de los Tratados, como consecuencia de los trabajos de la Conferencia sobre el Futuro de Europa, es inevitable para acabar con la unanimidad y establecer, por tanto, un proceso de toma de decisiones que permita, además, la ampliación. Estamos hablando de incorporar nuevos Estados miembros. ¿Puede sostenerse una ampliación sobre la base de una unanimidad que haga imposible un principio de justicia tributaria tan elemental como que las grandes multinacionales paguen donde obtienen los beneficios? La respuesta es sencillamente no.
Debate: National vetoes to undermine the global tax deal
Date: THURSDAY, 23 JUNE 2022
Speaker: Maria Grapini
Political group: S-D
Country: Portugal
Language: RO

Domnule președinte, domnule comisar, stimați colegi, iată, încă o dată, un blocaj la Consiliu. Da, a se ascunde sub subsidiaritate că taxarea ține de competența statului național este ridicol, pentru că aici vorbim de un acord pentru a pune capăt flagelului, pentru a pune capăt evaziunii fiscale, care este transnațională. Să fim serioși! Nu pot lupta IMM-urile dintr-un stat membru sau chiar un stat membru împotriva paradisurilor fiscale.  De aceea, noi, Parlamentul, am votat masiv să existe acest acord și cred foarte mult că nu putem să scăpăm de această inechitate, până la urmă, și susțin ca și pilonul 1 și pilonul 2 să fie rezolvat prin acest acord. Da, rolul Comisiei și al Consiliului este să ajungă să pună în aplicare ceea ce noi am votat, să apărăm cetățenii europeni, să apărăm întreprinderile europene, cele mici și mijlocii, și să existe etică și echitate, să se plătească acest impozit minim de 15 % și impozitul pe profit acolo unde operează multinaționala.
Debate: National vetoes to undermine the global tax deal
Date: THURSDAY, 23 JUNE 2022
Speaker: Margarida Marques
Political group: S-D
Country: Cyprus
Language: PT

Senhor Presidente, gostaria de lembrar que nós temos sido submetidos frequentemente, ou sistematicamente, a vetos ou a ameaças de vetos por parte de vários Estados-Membros da União Europeia. Aconteceu com a assinatura do Acordo de Paris por parte da Polónia, para que a União Europeia pudesse assinar em nome da União Europeia, com a negociação do quadro financeiro plurianual, com a aceitação da Polónia desta Global Tax e somos agora confrontados com a posição da Hungria. Acho que a União Europeia não pode legislar nesta base. É por isso que, necessariamente, a Comissão Europeia deve recorrer ao artigo 116.º do Tratado sobre o Funcionamento da União Europeia para que, efetivamente, se possa sair desta situação de bloqueio.  Não podemos continuar sistematicamente a ser chantageados por um Estado-Membro da União Europeia. Gostaria também de lembrar que há aqui um aspeto que nós não podemos esquecer, que é a contribuição desta taxa para os recursos próprios, para o reembolso do NextGenerationEU.
Debate: National vetoes to undermine the global tax deal
Date: THURSDAY, 23 JUNE 2022
Speaker: Paolo Gentiloni
Language: EN

We should never lose sight of what we are talking about. We are talking about establishing a reasonable level of effective minimum taxation at 15%. This would undermine the effectiveness of tax havens and of illegal tax competition, not fair competition, in the European Union, with a huge amount of additional revenues for our Member States, in a difficult economic situation.  Second, we are working on Pillar One on the target of reallocating taxing rights, because it is no more possible with the digital economy that taxing rights are paid only where companies establish their headquarters and not where they make profits. I think this is very popular, very well understood in our countries.  We have the unanimity rule, but the unanimity rule is not something allowing Member States to veto something that they have endorsed internationally and they have endorsed at a European level 20 days before. Because here we have also another principle in the Treaties, which is the principle of loyal cooperation among Member States. Is this loyal cooperation? I doubt it, honestly.  So I appreciate the call for considering the proposal from the Conference on the Future of Europe for qualified majority voting. You know that President von der Leyen has referred to this in several speeches.  I have heard strong voices calling for exploring the possibility of enhanced cooperation. Overall, I think that the EU decision—making process that we respect, because it’s a democratic one, should not be undermined. For this reason, I repeat that, together with you, with the French Presidency, with the Council, we will not give up!