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Debate: Debate with the Prime Minister of Estonia, Kaja Kallas - The EU's role in a changing world and the security situation of Europe following the Russian aggression and invasion of Ukraine
Date: WEDNESDAY, 9 MARCH 2022
Speaker: Urmas Paet
Political group: Renew
Country: Italy
Language: ET

Head kolleegid, hea peaminister! Mul on väga hea meel, et Euroopa Parlamendi ees on täna just nimelt Eesti peaminister, kes on Eesti ja Euroopa põhimõtete väljendamisel ning Euroopa Liidu ja NATO positsioonide kujundamisel olnud selge ja põhimõttekindel. Aga Ukrainas on juba praeguseks kümned tapetud ja sajad vigastatud lapsed. Mariupoli ja teiste linnade elanikud on lõksus Vene pommide all. Üle kahe miljoni põgeniku, kellest enamik on naised lastega. See kõik avaldab mõju kogu Euroopale. Ja see kõik kestab, kuni Putini režiim jätkab tapatööd Ukrainas. Humanitaarkoridore on põgenikele vaja kohe. End kaitsvale Ukrainale tuleb anda kõike, mida vaja. Lennukitest ja muudest relvadest toidu ja ravimiteni. Gaasi ja nafta eest makstav Euroopa raha ei tohi enam jõuda Vene sõjamasinat rahastama. Seda kõike saab vaba maailm tagada, et aidata Ukrainal agressor tõrjuda. Putini režiim on Venemaa välja pommitanud nüüdisaegsest Euroopast. Aga Euroopa Liit peab ümber vaatama ka oma suhtumise neisse riikidesse, kes Venemaa sõda Ukrainas takka kiidavad. Ma näen siin vabanevat näiteks Euroopa Liidu kandidaatriigi kohta Ukraina jaoks.  Eestile on praeguses maailmas loomulik toimimiskeskkond meie Euroopa Liidu ja NATO liikmelisus. Samasugune võimalus peab olema ka teistel Euroopa rahvastel. Eesotsas Ukrainaga. Et ei korduks kunagi see, et lastega kodumaalt põgenenud naine ütleb läbi pisarate: „Mul polnud teist valikut“.
Debate: Debate with the Prime Minister of Estonia, Kaja Kallas - The EU's role in a changing world and the security situation of Europe following the Russian aggression and invasion of Ukraine
Date: WEDNESDAY, 9 MARCH 2022
Speaker: Michael Gahler
Political group: PPE
Country: Spain
Language: DE

Frau Präsidentin! Mit vielen Kollegen habe ich mich seit Jahren – seit 2015 – gegen Nord Stream 2 ausgesprochen. Heute ist das breiter Konsens, und wir sehen: In Wirklichkeit ging es nicht nur um die Schwächung und Umgehung der Ukraine, sondern auch darum, freies Schussfeld zu haben, weil man ja einen Ersatz für eine im Krieg zerschossene Pipeline hat – so glaubte Putin zumindest. Ich bin auch schon länger für Waffenlieferungen an die Ukraine eingetreten, weil ich keine Illusionen hatte, dass ein schwacher Gegner für einen Diktator immer eine Versuchung ist. Auch das ist heute weitestgehend Konsens. Heute bin ich dafür, dass wir jetzt alle Register der Sanktionen ziehen, jetzt einen umfassenden Öl-, Gas- und Kohleboykott verhängen, nicht erst, wenn es ein Flächenbombardement à la Aleppo oder Grosny gibt. Freiheit, Demokratie muss uns immer mehr wert sein als der höhere Preis von Öl und Gas. Jeder Bürger kann zwei Grad für die Ukraine opfern. Drehen Sie die Heizung um zwei Grad herunter, und drehen wir gemeinsam dem stalinistischen Diktator im Kreml die Quelle seiner Einnahmen ab.
Debate: Debate with the Prime Minister of Estonia, Kaja Kallas - The EU's role in a changing world and the security situation of Europe following the Russian aggression and invasion of Ukraine
Date: WEDNESDAY, 9 MARCH 2022
Speaker: Roberta Metsola
Country: Poland
Language: EN

We will now continue with the debate with the Prime Minister of Estonia, Kaja Kallas, on the EU’s role in a changing world and the security situation of Europe following the Russian aggression and invasion of Ukraine (
Debate: Debate with the Prime Minister of Estonia, Kaja Kallas - The EU's role in a changing world and the security situation of Europe following the Russian aggression and invasion of Ukraine
Date: WEDNESDAY, 9 MARCH 2022
Speaker: Nikos Androulakis
Political group: S-D
Country: Greece
Language: EL

Κυρία Πρόεδρε, η άνοιξη φέτος δεν ήρθε για τα παιδιά της Ουκρανίας. Η εισβολή του Πούτιν είναι μια παράνομη και βάρβαρη πράξη, που βυθίζει στην καταστροφή και την απελπισία έναν ολόκληρο λαό. Δυστυχώς ζούμε προκλήσεις που τις θεωρούσαμε ένα πολύ άσχημο και μακρινό παρελθόν. Η τυφλή προσήλωση των ευρωπαϊκών κυβερνήσεων στα οικονομικά τους συμφέροντα υποτίμησε τις επικίνδυνες αυτοκρατορικές αναθεωρητικές ιδέες του Πούτιν αλλά και του Ερντογάν. Με έναν τραγικό πλέον τρόπο ανοίγει μια νέα εποχή. Η Ένωση οφείλει να αποκτήσει τα μέσα και να υπερασπιστεί τις αξίες της απέναντι στον φρικτό τυραννικό δεσποτισμό. Η ενιαία εξωτερική πολιτική και άμυνα, η ενεργειακή αυτονομία, είναι προτεραιότητες. Ο ευρωστρατός, τα κοινά εξοπλιστικά προγράμματα, οι ισχυρές οικονομικές κυρώσεις και το εμπάργκο όπλων είναι εργαλεία που μπορούν να περιφρουρήσουν την ευημερία μας και τα σύνορά μας, από την Εσθονία και τη Φινλανδία μέχρι την Ελλάδα και την Κύπρο. Δεν ζητώ σε καμία περίπτωση να επιστρέψει η Ευρώπη στον μιλιταρισμό, αλλά πρέπει να κάνουμε ό,τι περνάει από το χέρι μας ώστε να μην επιτρέψουμε την επιστροφή του.
Debate: Debate with the Prime Minister of Estonia, Kaja Kallas - The EU's role in a changing world and the security situation of Europe following the Russian aggression and invasion of Ukraine
Date: WEDNESDAY, 9 MARCH 2022
Speaker: Luis Garicano
Political group: Renew
Language: EN

Madam President, Madam Prime Minister, Mr Borrell, thanks very much, both of you, for your leadership.  But let me ask the question, dear colleagues, are we doing enough to help Ukrainians? The sad answer is no. True, we are arming the Ukrainians, Madam Prime Minister, you talked about the half a billion euros peace facility. But the truth is that we’re spending many more resources arming Putin. Today, every day, we’re sending EUR 1 billion to pay for our oil and gas, etc. to Putin. Why? Our leaders tell us that we might fall in a recession if we stop doing that. Come on, dear colleagues, that hypocrisy has to stop. The moral and strategic arguments of not arming our enemies are obvious, but so are the economic arguments. Our economies will suffer much more as a result of a slowly escalating and long-lasting war than if we bankrupt Putin now if we make it impossible for him to pay wages, pensions and the salaries of his military. Prime Minister Kallas, Mr Borrell, let’s bite the bullet now. Not buying Russian gas is bearable for our economies. What is unbearable is continuing to pay for Putin’s murders.
Debate: Debate with the Prime Minister of Estonia, Kaja Kallas - The EU's role in a changing world and the security situation of Europe following the Russian aggression and invasion of Ukraine
Date: WEDNESDAY, 9 MARCH 2022
Speaker: Riho Terras
Political group: PPE
Country: Italy
Language: EN

Madam President, Madam Prime Minister, dear Kaja, thank you very much for being with us in this Hemicycle today. And I also want to join the people who have thanked you for your leadership in these very difficult times.  I certainly agree with the assumption that we are in there in this for a long haul. That makes us responsible of making the right decisions today. That demands from us committing adequate resources and building up the European Pillar of Defence, together with NATO. This pillar must not be an oversized construct or an empty buzzword, but a well-funded and coordinated effort, which means, if not today, then when should we reach the 2% of minimum of defence spending in all of Europe? But at the moment we need to act as one to paralyze Putin. Full embargo and the deepest cuts against aggression, combined with maximum military support, air defence, planes to Ukraine. Thank you.
Debate: Debate with the Prime Minister of Estonia, Kaja Kallas - The EU's role in a changing world and the security situation of Europe following the Russian aggression and invasion of Ukraine
Date: WEDNESDAY, 9 MARCH 2022
Speaker: Miapetra Kumpula-Natri
Political group: S-D
Country: France
Language: EN

Madam President, I would like to welcome to the European Parliament the prime minister of a neighbouring country, dear Kaja. In Finland and Estonia, we share the same external border with Russia, the country that brutally, alone, attacked Ukraine. We share historical memories, too. When Sweden decided now to send military equipment to Russia, it was first time since 1939 – when they helped Finland in the winter war. Be sure that we are now discussing several proposals to strengthen the Union and strengthen our security, and this is done in a democratic way.  A new era was brutally started by Russia on 24 February. Our sanctions were not enough and our actions were not enough after the occupation of Crimea, and now we see attacks against a democratic rule—based system and against innocent civilians. The two past weeks show that we have not imposed enough sanctions. The attack on Ukraine is not only the concern of a sovereign state, but the horrifying fact that war is in Europe. The concern is also for the whole of humanity. It is important to see that crossing the border and breaking the rules also had causes and the International Criminal Court (ICC) is opening an investigation into the alleged war crimes and crimes against humanity in Ukraine. The EU has been leading now and transatlantic relations are very important, to be sure.  Dear President, in this very room, we will have an opportunity this weekend to build a better, more secure Europe, by the citizens and for the citizens, when we talk in the Conference on the Future of Europe.
Debate: Debate with the Prime Minister of Estonia, Kaja Kallas - The EU's role in a changing world and the security situation of Europe following the Russian aggression and invasion of Ukraine
Date: WEDNESDAY, 9 MARCH 2022
Speaker: Nils Torvalds
Political group: Renew
Country: Romania
Language: EN

Madam President, High Representative.  Today, with the tragic results for Ukraine, for the young men, for the mothers and the children, we see the result of this moral catastrophe. Who wanted this? If you use the words of Yevtushenko’s poem ‘ The one who’s wanting it is Mr Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin. Let us make this his last wish.
Debate: Debate with the Prime Minister of Estonia, Kaja Kallas - The EU's role in a changing world and the security situation of Europe following the Russian aggression and invasion of Ukraine
Date: WEDNESDAY, 9 MARCH 2022
Speaker: Paulo Rangel
Political group: PPE
Country: Germany
Language: EN

Madam President, I would say to the Prime Minister that she has just said that her mother taught her that saying ‘I told you’ was rather impolite; it may be impolite, and it won’t change the past, but it can be very useful. I hope that today everybody in this House and every leader in the European Union has heard you and has listened to your advice, your proposals and your views. Then we won’t need to say ‘I told you’ any more.  A resposta a dar a Vladimir Putin tem de ser uma resposta clara. É tempo agora de banir as compras de gás e de petróleo à Rússia. O próximo Conselho Europeu, este Conselho informal, deve dar esse passo. Ele implica sacrifícios, implica perdas, mas é a única forma de não estarmos a financiar a guerra de Putin, de não estarmos a financiar a destruição da Ucrânia.
Debate: Debate with the Prime Minister of Estonia, Kaja Kallas - The EU's role in a changing world and the security situation of Europe following the Russian aggression and invasion of Ukraine
Date: WEDNESDAY, 9 MARCH 2022
Speaker: Raphaël Glucksmann
Political group: S-D
Country: Romania
Language: FR

Madame la Présidente, Monsieur le Haut Représentant, l’avenir de l’Europe se décide dans les ruines de Marioupol et de Kharkiv, dans les rues de Kiev et d’Odessa. Si nous n’arrêtons pas Poutine en Ukraine, nous ne connaîtrons plus la paix sur notre continent.  Alors, nous n’interviendrons pas militairement, mais nous pouvons faire bien plus que ce que nous faisons aujourd’hui. Chaque jour, nous finançons à hauteur de plus de 600 millions d’euros la machine de guerre qui rase des villes et des villages. Chaque jour, nos importations de gaz et de pétrole permettent de détruire des écoles et des hôpitaux.  Alors il est temps d’y mettre fin. Oui, cette décision coûtera à nos nations, mais nos États ont les moyens de faire face, d’aider les ménages, de mettre à contribution les géants de l’énergie. Le «quoi qu’il en coûte» de la pandémie vaut pour la paix et la liberté en Europe. Si le prix de l’inaction est élevé, celui de l’action, eh bien! nous pouvons le relever.  Chers collègues, la politique, en dernière instance, c’est cette question: savoir quel prix une cité est prête à payer pour sa liberté et sa souveraineté. De la réponse que nous apporterons collectivement à cette question dépend l’avenir de l’Ukraine, mais aussi l’avenir de l’Europe.
Debate: Debate with the Prime Minister of Estonia, Kaja Kallas - The EU's role in a changing world and the security situation of Europe following the Russian aggression and invasion of Ukraine
Date: WEDNESDAY, 9 MARCH 2022
Speaker: Francisco José Millán Mon
Political group: PPE
Country: Spain
Language: ES

Señora presidenta, con la agresión rusa a Ucrania, estamos en un escenario geopolítico nuevo: la Rusia de Putin opta por convertirse abiertamente en una enemiga, ignora nuestros valores y desata una guerra. Tenemos en nuestras fronteras del este un adversario cruel que ignora el Derecho internacional e incluso amenaza con el empleo de armas nucleares.  Para la Unión Europea, las elecciones creo que son claras. Además de la necesaria solidaridad con Ucrania y sus ciudadanos, tenemos tres prioridades bien conocidas. Primero: reforzar seriamente nuestra política exterior y de defensa —afortunadamente, estamos ya en esa línea—; segundo: diversificar nuestro aprovisionamiento energético, es decir, reducir drásticamente nuestra dependencia de la Rusia de Putin; tercero, reforzar nuestras relaciones con Estados Unidos, con una Administración, como la de Biden, mucho más sensible y cercana a los intereses europeos que la anterior Administración.  La Unión debe aumentar también sus vínculos con la OTAN y con los países afines en este mundo multipolar, si bien un eventual acercamiento entre Rusia y China podría hacerlo evolucionar hacia un orden bipolar de autoritarismo frente a democracia.
Debate: Debate with the Prime Minister of Estonia, Kaja Kallas - The EU's role in a changing world and the security situation of Europe following the Russian aggression and invasion of Ukraine
Date: WEDNESDAY, 9 MARCH 2022
Speaker: Željana Zovko
Political group: PPE
Language: EN

Madam President, the events in Ukraine have struck us all. The violence is a threat to our European peace and it is still unclear what consequences the war will have on our lives. I lived through war. I know what war means.  One thing is certain: the world has changed and the EU has changed with it. Within days, even hours, European Member States have shown their unity by condemning the aggression and by taking concrete measures to safeguard our security. Over the last two weeks, we have witnessed why European strategic sovereignty is so crucial. The EU is showing that it has the leverage and the power to make proactive policies, to reduce its dependency, and to increase its cooperation with like-minded partners.  Although the end game is not yet in sight, let us use this clear momentum to create a real security union. Let us improve our resilience and defence capacity, based on a strong strategic compass, in cooperation with our transatlantic partners. While managing the crisis today, we should ensure our peace and stability for tomorrow. Let’s work for peace – because families and those who are fearing for their loved ones only want peace at this moment.
Debate: Debate with the Prime Minister of Estonia, Kaja Kallas - The EU's role in a changing world and the security situation of Europe following the Russian aggression and invasion of Ukraine
Date: WEDNESDAY, 9 MARCH 2022
Speaker: François-Xavier Bellamy
Political group: PPE
Country: France
Language: FR

Madame la Présidente, inutile de rappeler les constats très justes que nous venons d’entendre, je voudrais simplement rappeler un point qui nous concerne tous, bien au-delà de ces murs. Avec l’invasion de l’Ukraine, ce n’est pas seulement la liberté et la souveraineté du peuple ukrainien qui sont menacées – peuple auquel nous devons notre solidarité. Ce sont aussi les principes nécessaires à la paix du monde. Jamais, jamais une grande nation ne devrait résoudre quelque désaccord que ce soit par la violence. Jamais non plus une armée n’a le droit de s’en prendre à des civils, de bombarder, comme nous l’avons vu ces dernières heures, des cibles qui n’ont aucune nécessité militaire et jusqu’à des couloirs d’évacuation par où des familles fuient la guerre. Rappeler cela, ce n’est pas de l’idéalisme naïf, c’est rappeler le droit international. Même la guerre a ses règles. Il y a mille ans déjà, l’Europe savait que les armes n’ont pas tous les droits et elle a payé cher à chaque fois qu’elle l’a oublié. À toutes les forces russes impliquées dans ce conflit, par la volonté destructrice qui voudrait nous faire croire qu’à nouveau la violence l’emporte sur le droit, nous devons rappeler ce principe simple: nous avons tous une conscience, nous sommes tous responsables, définitivement. Un jour, la justice passera. Et maintenant, il est temps de montrer ce que veut dire être un homme. Pour nous, Européens, qui avons trop longtemps cru que la guerre était derrière nous, il est temps de rappeler enfin que c’est trahir les principes dont nous avons hérité que d’être trop désarmés pour pouvoir les défendre au moment du danger.
Debate: Debate with the Prime Minister of Estonia, Kaja Kallas - The EU's role in a changing world and the security situation of Europe following the Russian aggression and invasion of Ukraine
Date: WEDNESDAY, 9 MARCH 2022
Speaker: Antonio López-Istúriz White
Political group: PPE
Country: Estonia
Language: EN

Madam President, it was Sir Winston Churchill that said that democracy means that if the doorbell rings in the early hours, it is likely to be the milkman. Well, ladies and gentlemen, these days it is not the milkman ringing our doorbells, but bombs, missiles, misery and pain. Authoritarian regimes that want to destroy our liberties, our freedoms and our way of life are ringing that doorbell. Make no mistake: we are the main course on Putin’s menu.  Only through the brave and courageous resistance of our Ukrainian brothers and sisters, only through our help to those who fight for democracy and European ideals in Georgia, in Moldova, in Belarus, in the Balkans and even in Russia, will we prevail. Thanks to them, we might give an opportunity to our children to live the democratic dream. Let’s fight, outside and inside this European Union, the enemies of our liberties. Let’s start by cleaning our House of populists and extremists financed by Moscow, Caracas or Tehran. Europe, this is a wake—up call. Let’s show the world our desire to have the milkman at our doorstep.
Debate: Debate with the Prime Minister of Estonia, Kaja Kallas - The EU's role in a changing world and the security situation of Europe following the Russian aggression and invasion of Ukraine
Date: WEDNESDAY, 9 MARCH 2022
Speaker: Roberta Metsola
Country: Poland
Language: EN

That brings us back to Prime Minister Kallas. You see that you enjoy the full support of this House in the work that we can do together. Over to you.
Debate: Debate with the Prime Minister of Estonia, Kaja Kallas - The EU's role in a changing world and the security situation of Europe following the Russian aggression and invasion of Ukraine
Date: WEDNESDAY, 9 MARCH 2022
Speaker: Roberta Metsola
Country: Poland
Language: EN

Thank you very much, Prime Minister Kallas. Thank you to all the colleagues who participated in this debate and stayed until this time.  The debate is closed.
Debate: Debate with the Prime Minister of Estonia, Kaja Kallas - The EU's role in a changing world and the security situation of Europe following the Russian aggression and invasion of Ukraine
Date: WEDNESDAY, 9 MARCH 2022
Speaker: Ádám Kósa
Political group: NI
Country: Poland
Language: HU

Magyarország elkötelezett a béke helyreállítása mellett. Személyesen tapasztalom, hogy rengeteg magyar civil szervezet, közöttük fogyatékossággal élőkkel foglalkozók is segítenek a menekülteken. Magyarország egyik legnagyobb humanitárius akciója zajlik most. Éppen ezért értetlenül állok az ellenünk gerjesztett rosszindulatú álhírek és dezinformációk előtt, amelyek akár a határ túloldalán élő magyarok biztonságát is veszélyeztetik. Kérek mindenkit, fejezzék be ezt. Békére van szükségünk!
Debate: Debate with the Prime Minister of Estonia, Kaja Kallas - The EU's role in a changing world and the security situation of Europe following the Russian aggression and invasion of Ukraine
Date: WEDNESDAY, 9 MARCH 2022
Speaker: Marco Zanni
Political group: ID
Country: Portugal
Language: IT

Ciononostante, va anche riconosciuto che lo sforzo diplomatico e la capacità di mediazione dell'UE sono rese molto più difficili dalla dipendenza energetica dalla Russia. L'incapacità di essere autonomi e di diversificare i fornitori ci ha reso vulnerabili alle pretese del regime russo e rischia di far ricadere il peso economico della guerra sui nostri cittadini.  Questa stessa dipendenza energetica sta anche mostrando gli aspetti più critici della transizione verde. In poche settimane siamo passati dai "bisticci" sulla tassonomia verde all'unanime approvazione di utilizzare le centrali nucleari e a carbone, sottolineando la netta distinzione tra obiettivi ideologici e pragmatici.  Vorrei concludere accogliendo con favore l'intenzione di diversi paesi di rinnovare il proprio impegno di spesa verso la NATO. Ritengo che questa crisi ci ricordi l'importanza della fiducia e dell'alleanza che abbiamo con i nostri partner oltreoceano.
Debate: Batteries and waste batteries
Date: WEDNESDAY, 9 MARCH 2022
Speaker: Pina Picierno
Country: Spain
Language: IT

L'ordine del giorno reca la relazione di Simona Bonafè, a nome della commissione per l'ambiente, la sanità pubblica e la sicurezza alimentare, sulla proposta di regolamento del Parlamento europeo e del Consiglio relativo alle batterie e ai rifiuti di batterie, che abroga la direttiva 2006/66/CE e modifica il regolamento (UE) 2019/1020 (
Debate: Batteries and waste batteries
Date: WEDNESDAY, 9 MARCH 2022
Speaker: Patrizia Toia
Country: Czechia
Language: IT

Ora siamo di fronte alla sfida delle batterie ad alta capacità di accumulo, batterie indispensabili per la mobilità elettrica, ma anche per tutta la transizione verso le rinnovabili, come la relatrice ci ha ben illustrato. Molti hanno pensato che fosse troppo tardi, che la sfida fosse già persa per l'Europa, ma noi crediamo di no, l'Europa crede di no e per questo sta lavorando per diventare un continente competitivo su questa produzione, sia sul piano tecnologico che sul piano industriale, e per realizzare una sua sovranità come è spesso nelle nostre ambizioni. Per questo abbiamo creato una
Debate: Batteries and waste batteries
Date: WEDNESDAY, 9 MARCH 2022
Speaker: Antonius Manders
Country: Italy
Language: NL

Ik ben ontzettend blij met de complimenten die ik heb gekregen dat het dossier dat in de commissie IMCO is goedgekeurd, nagenoeg is overgenomen. Ik geef die complimenten graag door aan Simona Bonafè. Een nieuw Europees strategisch industriebeleid zat in het IMCO-dossier en zit ook in het dossier waarover wij vanavond en morgen gaan stemmen. Hetzelfde geldt voor de bescherming van ons milieu, met een kringloop van grondstoffen van batterijen, van ontwerp over productie en gebruik tot recycling.  We wilden een exportverbod voor gebruikte batterijen om zo de grondstoffen binnen Europa te houden en ze weer te gebruiken voor de productie van nieuwe batterijen. Ook wilden wij een statiegeldsysteem voor consumentenbatterijen, opnieuw om de grondstoffen te kunnen hergebruiken en de cashflow te gebruiken om de ontwikkeling van nieuwe batterijcellen, gemaakt van Europese grondstoffen, te bevorderen. Jammer dat dat eruit is gehaald, maar wellicht komt dat later nog.  Het uiteindelijke doel is dat Europa voor zo’n belangrijke sector als energie niet afhankelijk mag en kan zijn van derde landen.