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Debate: International ports’ congestions and increased transport costs affecting the EU
Date: THURSDAY, 25 NOVEMBER 2021
Speaker: Maximilian Krah
Political group: ID
Country: Greece
Language: DE

So sehr ich es begrüße, dass die Kommission diese Preissteigerungen im Blick hat, so sehr fürchte ich, dass sie dies zum Maßstab und zum Anlass nimmt, jetzt grundlegende politische Wandlungen vorzunehmen. Manchmal muss man auch den Mut haben, solche einmaligen Effekte auszuhalten, anstatt durch unüberlegte Handlungen oder langfristige Strategien aus einem einmaligen Affekt eine dauerhafte Krise zu machen.  Dieses Haus und auch die Kommission neigen dazu, dass sie das Heilmittel gegen jedes Problem, das auftritt, darin sehen, dass sie eine neue Politik machen. Wenn ich die Reden meiner Vorredner angehört habe, sind das ja immer sehr grundlegende Fragen. Man möchte quasi die ganze Gesellschaft umbauen, nur um den Stau in den Häfen zu beseitigen. Lassen Sie uns doch überlegen, ob dieser Stau nicht eine sehr konkrete Folge des Lockdown ist, und ob in dem Maße, wie es uns gelingt, von der Corona-Pandemie wegzukommen und wieder reale Mechanismen zu haben, den Notstand zu beenden, dann auch dieser Stau automatisch zurückgehen wird! Und wenn es eine strategische Idee gibt für die Zukunft, dann ist es die, dass wir nicht dauerhaft unseren Handel von maritimen Handelswegen abhängig machen sollten, sondern dass wir auch nach kontinentalen Handelswegen schauen sollten. Wir sollten also auch überlegen, ob wir nicht gerade Richtung Osten Landwege brauchen, damit wir eben nicht einseitig von maritimen Handelsstraßen abhängig sind.  Aber auch das ist keine Frage, die etwas mit der Reaktion auf die Corona-Pandemie zu tun hat. Es ist eine generelle Frage unserer Handelspolitik. Wir können sie jetzt diskutieren, aber sie wird an den derzeitig hohen Preisen nichts ändern. Was wir mitnehmen können, ist, dass eine unüberlegte Corona-Politik die Inflation treibt, und zwar in jedem Bereich. Das kann uns kurzfristig helfen. Was uns auch helfen kann, ist, dass eine überbordende Bürokratie und überbordende politische Handlungen oft das Gegenteil dessen bewirken, was sie sollen. Das Gegenteil von gut ist gut gemeint.  Ich respektiere, dass man versucht, auf eine konkrete Krise gut gemeint zu reagieren. Ich wünschte, wir würden gut reagieren. Und das heißt: Lassen Sie uns diesen Stau, der entstanden ist, abarbeiten und lassen Sie uns dann sehen, wie es weitergeht, nach all dem, was uns die Ökonomen sagen, wenn sich die Preise normalisieren und stabilisieren, wenn wir aufhören, mit neuen politischen Handlungen den Wirtschaftskreislauf zu beeinträchtigen.
Debate: International ports’ congestions and increased transport costs affecting the EU
Date: THURSDAY, 25 NOVEMBER 2021
Speaker: Joachim Stanisław Brudziński
Political group: ECR
Country: Germany
Language: PL

Wśród proponowanych rozwiązań wymagających zaangażowania Unii Europejskiej na szczeblu międzynarodowym można wskazać: ustanowienie międzynarodowego systemu wymiany informacji na temat sytuacji na szlakach żeglugowych oraz zatłoczenia kluczowych portów morskich, jak i wytypowanie portów alternatywnych do obsługi ładunków, wypracowanie globalnych rozwiązań w zakresie operacji portowych, wyznaczenie pracowników transportowych, marynarzy, pracowników portowych, operatorów logistycznych jako kluczowych pracowników i tym samym umożliwienie im funkcjonowania w przypadku wprowadzanych restrykcji mających na celu przeciwdziałanie pandemii, w końcu uczynienie zawodów związanych z branżą morską bardziej atrakcyjnymi.  Obecnie doświadczenia powinny stanowić cenny wkład dla wypracowanego przez Komisję Europejską planu awaryjnego dla transportu towarowego w Unii Europejskiej.
Debate: International ports’ congestions and increased transport costs affecting the EU
Date: THURSDAY, 25 NOVEMBER 2021
Speaker: Cláudia Monteiro de Aguiar
Political group: PPE
Country: Austria
Language: PT

Senhor Presidente, Senhora Comissária, vivemos, de facto, um estrangulamento logístico, uma crise de abastecimento global que afeta a competitividade da economia europeia, que afeta os cidadãos. O aumento generalizado dos preços, a falta de  A União, junto dos parceiros internacionais, tem de encontrar resposta às causas deste estrangulamento, uma resposta conjunta, desenvolvida com o setor marítimo, com os transitários, armadores, portos e a parte multimodal para a distribuição.  Uma inação da União é desapontar os consumidores europeus e é enfraquecer a competitividade europeia. A escassez dos contentores e dos navios de grande porte, o congestionamento dos portos, a falta de armazenamento, os atrasos na distribuição para o interior dos países, o aumento dos preços da energia, o aumento das taxas, a concentração e as alianças nas mãos de poucos são elementos a que a União tem de responder.  Acresce que muitos armadores, para baixarem os custos, preferem rotas mais rentáveis, congestionando portos de grande dimensão e preterindo portos mais periféricos, o que resulta na escassez de produtos também nestes mercados. Países como Portugal, as regiões ultraperiféricas europeias, sofrem este efeito de desvio de rotas, sem qualquer alternativa de abastecimento. Por isso, muitos consideram que o setor marítimo enfrenta uma tempestade perfeita perante uma crise global e o aumento generalizado dos preços em 2022.  Senhora Comissária, o que fez a Comissão para colmatar estes elementos? Os Estados Unidos apresentam um grande plano para as infraestruturas adjacentes? E o que podem esperar os portos e os operadores para o alívio dos estrangulamentos das cadeias de abastecimento? E termino: que plano tem para a União que assuma este esforço global para regular o funcionamento da rede mundial de logística e transporte? Porque é disto que falamos. Cooperação para a retoma económica.
Debate: International ports’ congestions and increased transport costs affecting the EU
Date: THURSDAY, 25 NOVEMBER 2021
Speaker: Juozas Olekas
Political group: S-D
Country: Spain
Language: EN

Mr President, the COVID—19 pandemic drastically changed our daily routine. As work from home became a new normal and people could not spend their incomes on travel and services, a big part of their freed cash went to buy overseas goods. This brought an unprecedented challenge to the global supply chain. An increased demand for goods, together with the recovered economy, highlighted many bottlenecks in the global supply chain and increased shipping costs.  The UN Conference on Trade and Development report, published on 18 November, stresses that small open economies would suffer disproportionate consumer price increases because of their high trade charges. According to this report, in my country, Lithuania, prices there will rise by 3.9% and in Estonia by 3.7%. The impact will be even greater in the Small Island Developing States, which could see import prices increase by 24% and consumer prices by 7.5%.  The question is what the EU and the Member States can do to reverse this worrying trend? The additional resources brought to ease port congestion have given the first positive results. We no longer hear news about container ships waiting for weeks to unload their cargo. Modernising the quality of port infrastructure and improving shipping connectivity would also help to ease shipping congestion.  But, in the long run, this crisis shows that the EU should do more to shorten the supply chain. This is true for different economic areas, such as agriculture, pharmacy and manufacturing. We should encourage bringing the production capacity back to Europe and, in this way, help to shield our industries and consumers from future shipment, and market, volatilities.
Debate: International ports’ congestions and increased transport costs affecting the EU
Date: THURSDAY, 25 NOVEMBER 2021
Speaker: Vlad Gheorghe
Political group: Renew
Country: Spain
Language: RO

Domnule președinte, alimentele și medicamentele ajung la noi după un foarte lung lanț de aprovizionare. Principalele căi de transport sunt rutier și maritim – ambele date peste cap și cu costuri record în pandemie. De noi depinde ca transportatorii să livreze bunurile rapid și în siguranță, la costuri decente pentru cetățenii europeni. Porturile noastre suferă acum din cauza porturilor extra-europene: sunt timpi de tranzit mai mari, tarife crescute, iar containerele lipsesc. În România, livrările din China costă de până la 8 ori mai mult decât în 2019.  Cetățenii și companiile europene nu trebuie să suporte aceste facturi. S-a ajuns aici pentru că nu am reglementat corect, nu am dat fondurile europene acelor investiții care să asigure management portuar eficient și infrastructură competitivă. Pandemia ne-a arătat clar ce trebuie să îmbunătățim. Trebuie să ieșim din birouri, să ieșim pe teren, unde sunt adevăratele probleme. E cazul să încetăm discuțiile nesfârșite și să acționăm. Cetățenii europeni chiar merită asta.
Debate: International ports’ congestions and increased transport costs affecting the EU
Date: THURSDAY, 25 NOVEMBER 2021
Speaker: Ciarán Cuffe
Political group: Verts/ALE
Country: Ireland
Language: EN

I do find it interesting that we constantly hear from the shipping industry and from some MEPs that tackling the climate crisis will negatively impact EU shipping’s competitiveness or be too expensive. And this argument is at the core of the opposition to even mild attempts to decarbonise the sector. Of course, such a short-sighted view conveniently ignores the fact that competitiveness is irrelevant if parts of the Earth are uninhabitable.  So my question to the shipping companies is, will you be investing the tens of billions of euro of profit into truly clean technologies to save us from the climate emergency? And another crucial and related issue is that some of our trade flows are inherently unsustainable, sending apples from New Zealand to Ireland is surely unsustainable and we need to tackle all of this.  So the true cost of some things in our economy is rarely reflected, and this is particularly true in the field of transport. If we’re serious about the price of carbon, we must take action. We must tackle the shipping sector and ensure that the decarbonise.
Debate: International ports’ congestions and increased transport costs affecting the EU
Date: THURSDAY, 25 NOVEMBER 2021
Speaker: Clare Daly
Political group: The Left
Country: France
Language: EN

Mr President, I think it is interesting that we’re having this discussion on the eve of Black Friday, the day where undoubtedly we’ll see a splurge in online sales driven by the likes of Amazon that will have our congested ports creaking at the seams. And when we talk about the challenges of the carrying capacity of container ships and the container shortages and so on, let’s spare a thought for the port workers at the receiving end of this crisis, because soaring freight rates and costs are placing additional pressure also on the workforce.  In many ways, part of the crisis is actually a case of chickens coming home to roost. A consequence of the driving down of wages and conditions, attempts to break dockworkers’ unions across the EU, outsourcing work practices, refusing to hire trained dockworkers for lashing and so on. And this race to the bottom must end. We don’t want a return to the days of on the waterfront, so graphically illustrated by Marlon Brando’s film. Transport workers have paid a huge price during the Covid crisis, and they are now at the receiving end of this surge.  But I think we need to step back as well and look at whether container transport can keep apace in the changing world. We know the EU is launching its connectivity strategy, Global Gateway, in response to the Chinese Belt and Road. But before we do, we might want to make sure that no European countries are taking part in corrupt practices with local governments to get concessions on container terminals, like the French billionaire Vincent Bolloré and his links with the Togolese and Ghanaian presidents to get concessions in the ports of Lomé and Conakry.  So no shortcuts. Ports should be run fairly everywhere around the world with respect for workers’ rights everywhere.
Debate: International ports’ congestions and increased transport costs affecting the EU
Date: THURSDAY, 25 NOVEMBER 2021
Speaker: Chris MacManus
Political group: The Left
Country: Austria
Language: EN

Increasing port traffic to and from Ireland, whilst important, needs to be complemented with increased access to these ports from across our island. This means investment in key infrastructures such as rail. Such investments should aim to increase freight and passenger services all across our island.  Indeed, it is time for the Irish Government to act and re-open Ireland’s Western Rail Corridor. The reopening of the Western Rail Corridor would not only be an investment which tackles regional imbalance, but it would also be an investment in sustainable transport and assist our efforts to reduce carbon emissions. The rail line would provide a link from the west and northwest of Ireland to the deep-water ports of Foynes and Waterford, providing a significant opportunity for economic development and helping to reverse the decline of our region. It would not only benefit our all—Ireland economy and communities, but our environment as well.
Debate: International ports’ congestions and increased transport costs affecting the EU
Date: THURSDAY, 25 NOVEMBER 2021
Speaker: Helena Dalli
Language: EN

Currently, it would seem that regulation and market intervention would not usefully substitute market mechanisms and sorting out congestion problems and logistic chains, and imbalances between demand and supply. However, in markets that are heavily intertwined, common shared actions, would appear as the most appropriate responses. Fighting congestion on both the sea side and land side would in particular appear relevant.
Debate: International ports’ congestions and increased transport costs affecting the EU
Date: THURSDAY, 25 NOVEMBER 2021
Speaker: Rainer Wieland
Country: Germany
Language: DE

Die Aussprache ist geschlossen. Die Sitzung wird für einige Minuten unterbrochen. Sie wird um 16.00 Uhr mit der Bekanntgabe der Ergebnisse der zweiten heutigen Abstimmungsrunde wieder aufgenommen.
Debate: Approval of the minutes of the part-session and forwarding of texts adopted: see Minutes
Date: THURSDAY, 25 NOVEMBER 2021
Speaker: Rainer Wieland
Country: Germany
Language: DE

Die Protokolle der Sitzungen vom 22. bis zum 25. November werden dem Parlament zu Beginn der nächsten Sitzung zur Genehmigung vorgelegt. Wenn es keine Einwände gibt, werde ich die in diesen Sitzungen angenommenen Entschließungen den in diesen Entschließungen genannten Personen und Gremien übermitteln.
Debate: Statement by the President
Date: MONDAY, 13 DECEMBER 2021
Speaker: David Maria Sassoli
Language: FR

Chers collègues, alors que nous démarrons notre séance plénière ici à Strasbourg, nos pensées vont aux victimes de l’attentat terroriste du 11 décembre 2018 qui a frappé la ville en plein cœur.  Nous nous souvenons des cinq personnes qui ont perdu la vie, avec respect et tristesse, et notre solidarité va à toutes les autres victimes, aux familles, à la Ville de Strasbourg et au peuple français. Plus que jamais, nous devons défendre les valeurs et les libertés qui constituent le fondement de notre société plurielle, diverse et inclusive. C’est sans doute notre plus sincère hommage. Je vous propose d’observer une minute de silence.
Debate: Composition of political groups
Date: MONDAY, 13 DECEMBER 2021
Speaker: David Maria Sassoli
Language: IT

L'onorevole Michal Wiezik ha lasciato il gruppo PPE ed ha aderito al gruppo Renew Europe a decorrere dall'8 dicembre 2021. L'onorevole Dorien Rookmaker, deputata non iscritta, ha aderito al gruppo ECR a decorrere dall'8 dicembre 2021.
Debate: Negotiations ahead of Parliament’s first reading
Date: MONDAY, 13 DECEMBER 2021
Speaker: David Maria Sassoli
Language: IT

Diverse commissioni hanno deciso di avviare negoziati interistituzionali a norma dell'articolo 71 del regolamento. Le relazioni, che costituiscono i mandati per tali negoziati, sono disponibili sul sito della plenaria e i loro titoli saranno pubblicati nel processo verbale della seduta. Un numero di deputati o uno o più gruppi politici pari almeno alla soglia media possono chiedere per iscritto, entro la mezzanotte di domani, martedì 14 dicembre, di porre in votazione le decisioni sull'avvio dei negoziati. Qualora entro il termine suddetto non siano presentate richieste di votazione in Aula, le commissioni potranno iniziare i negoziati.
Debate: Signing of acts adopted in accordance with the ordinary legislative procedure
Date: MONDAY, 13 DECEMBER 2021
Speaker: David Maria Sassoli
Language: IT

Vorrei informare l'Aula che, dall'interruzione della sessione avvenuta il 25 novembre scorso, ho firmato a norma dell'articolo 79 del regolamento del Parlamento, insieme al Presidente del Consiglio, tre atti approvati nel quadro della procedura legislativa ordinaria. Vorrei inoltre informare l'Aula che mercoledì firmerò, insieme al Presidente del Consiglio, sei atti approvati nel quadro della procedura legislativa ordinaria. I titoli di tali atti saranno pubblicati nel processo verbale della presente seduta.
Debate: The th anniversary of the dissolution of the Soviet Union and its importance for the future of Russia and Europe
Date: MONDAY, 13 DECEMBER 2021
Speaker: David Maria Sassoli
Language: IT

L'ordine del giorno reca la discussione sulla dichiarazione del Presidente sul 30° anniversario della dissoluzione dell'Unione Sovietica e la sua importanza per il futuro della Russia e dell'Europa ( Cari colleghi, per avviare questo dibattito, dobbiamo tornare indietro di trent'anni. Il crollo dell'Unione Sovietica è stato un processo piuttosto che un evento, eppure era inimmaginabile per molti.  Si è concluso il lungo periodo della Guerra fredda e molti degli Stati membri dell'Unione Sovietica sono oggi membri dell'Unione europea. Il passaggio alla democrazia richiede anni, così come la creazione di nuove istituzioni, di nuove procedure e il cambiamento di abitudini e mentalità.  Le nostre relazioni con la Russia sono tuttavia al loro punto più basso e l'attuale crisi al nostro confine orientale non fa ben sperare. Credo che sia nostro dovere non rinunciare ai valori europei e sostenere il popolo russo nel suo desiderio di trasformare il proprio paese. È molto difficile costruire la democrazia, ma è anche facile perderla se non ce ne prendiamo cura. La natura della democrazia si fonda essenzialmente sulla fiducia, la fiducia dei cittadini nelle proprie istituzioni. Questa fiducia deve essere rinnovata ogni giorno, fatta crescere come un capitale e curata come il miglior investimento.
Debate: The th anniversary of the dissolution of the Soviet Union and its importance for the future of Russia and Europe
Date: MONDAY, 13 DECEMBER 2021
Speaker: Rasa Juknevičienė
Political group: PPE
Country: Germany
Language: EN

Nazism was condemned internationally. The Communist crimes, not. Impunity for their crimes leads to the same aggression today. I am disappointed that only three political groups supported our initiative to take a comprehensive look at the history of the deportations and the Gulags through an EP resolution. I call on colleagues who are not indifferent to sign its text. We are at a turbulent time again. The Kremlin’s ultimatums on NATO remind me of the Ribbentrop-Molotov division of Europe. We cannot allow this. The Ukrainians and the Belarusians need help to defend themselves, but the Russians need help too. The Sakharov Prize for Navalny, the Nobel Peace Prize for Dmitry Muratov are the right steps. However, this is not enough. First of all, we must not be afraid. Putin frightens and intimidates both us and his own people. But we must follow the example of Navalny and not be afraid. Nothing provokes the Kremlin more than inaction out of fear of provoking Russia.  The democratic world is stronger than autocracies. Let us invite Ukraine and Georgia to an even closer cooperation with the EU. Moldova has high expectations from us. Its success would be the success of Europe as a whole – including Russia. Free, democratic and economically prosperous, formerly-enslaved nations of the USSR would be the best remedy for its imperial ills.
Debate: The th anniversary of the dissolution of the Soviet Union and its importance for the future of Russia and Europe
Date: MONDAY, 13 DECEMBER 2021
Speaker: Juozas Olekas
Political group: S-D
Country: Spain
Language: LT

Sunku būtų išskirti vieną priežastį, kodėl ši sistema žlugo būtent tuomet, bet viena aišku, kad sovietų režimas, ilgus metus terorizavęs pirmiausia savo paties žmones, buvo viena iš priežasčių, kodėl jis tų pačių žmonių ir buvo nuverstas. Galėčiau priminti, kad ir mano šalis Lietuva buvo viena iš pirmųjų, prisidėjusių prie šio milžino žlugimo – mes pirmieji, dar 1990 metų kovą, paskelbėme nepriklausomybę.  Tačiau kitų tautų, ypač rusų tautos, indėlis yra irgi ypatingai svarbus. Be jų palaikymo ir supratimo kelias į nepriklausomybę būtų pareikalavęs daug daugiau aukų. Ne veltui šimtai tūkstančių rusų 1991 m. rugpjūčio pučo metu išėjo į Maskvos gatves apginti savo laisvių.  Ir nors dabartinis režimas vėl bando teigti, jog Sovietų Sąjungos žlugimas buvo didelė klaida, aš manau, kad sovietų imperijos žlugimas parodė, jog represijos ir priespauda gali tik laikinai užgniaužti žmonių laisvės troškimą. Manau, kad tai vilties ženklas ir ateinančioms Rusijos kartoms, kurios dabar susiduria su ne ką mažiau pavojingu, vardan išlikimo karams ir savo žmonių priespaudai pasiryžusiu, valdančiu režimu. Gerbiami kolegos, turime parodyti tvirtą pasiryžimą remti demokratinį Rusijos žmonių ryžtą realizuoti savo demokratines teises. Mūsų visų tikslas – saugi ir demokratinė Europos erdvė nuo Pirėnų iki Uralo kalnų. Tai galime padaryti tik suvieniję jėgas ir pirmiausia čia – Europos Parlamente.
Debate: The th anniversary of the dissolution of the Soviet Union and its importance for the future of Russia and Europe
Date: MONDAY, 13 DECEMBER 2021
Speaker: Bernard Guetta
Political group: Renew
Country: Austria
Language: FR

Ce 30e anniversaire est un moment de joie, de joie pour tous ces peuples libérés, de joie pour la Russie elle-même qui s’est libérée d’un empire qui l’oppressait presque autant, si ce n’est plus, que les autres peuples de ce même empire. Alors, que dire aujourd’hui? Eh bien, deux choses à M. Poutine et une chose au peuple russe. À M. Poutine, il faut dire qu’il est effarant, inadmissible et incompréhensible qu’en ce 30e anniversaire de la fin des empires, de l’Empire russe, il bâillonne Memorial, le mouvement qui s’acharne depuis 30 ans à restaurer la mémoire des victimes du système soviétique. Et puis, Monsieur Poutine, la deuxième chose que nous voulons vous dire aujourd’hui, c’est que vous craignez, nous dites-vous, l’avancée de l’Alliance atlantique jusqu’à vos frontières. Oui, très bien, peut-être; c’est un argument qui peut s’entendre. Mais comprenez alors que nous puissions craindre, nous, la présence à nos frontières, celles de l’Union européenne, d’une armée aussi agressive que la vôtre, d’un pouvoir qui a annexé la Crimée et occupé de facto l’Ukraine orientale. Et puis, au peuple russe, nous voulons dire que nous sommes certains et confiants qu’un jour, il reprendra sa marche vers la démocratie et qu’avec lui, avec une Russie démocratique, nous pourrons construire la stabilité et la prospérité de notre continent commun.