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Debate: The continuous violations of human rights in Belarus, in particular the murder of Raman Bandarenka
Date: THURSDAY, 26 NOVEMBER 2020
Speaker: Petras Auštrevičius
Country: Lithuania
Language: EN

Raman Bandarenka was an art teacher with a character of defender. His last act of bravery was on 11 November when he came out to defend demolition of the Square of Changes. Another peace-seeking person was lost to the violence and brutality of Lukashenko’s regime. How long can this last? How many more thousands of brave Belarusians need to be tortured and violated until we get our act together?  The urgency of our actions is the only thing that matters now. This House has been calling for solidarity, support and sanctions for months. The substantial EU support must immediately reach Belarusian civil society. We need to support the documentation and investigation of crimes perpetrated by the Lukashenko regime and work together with international institutions to bring those responsible to account. Furthermore, our sanctions have to be expanded into targeting Lukashenko regime-linked companies and oligarchs.  The longer we delay our support and restrictive measures, the more Raman Bandarenkas will be brutally killed. Are we ready to pay such a price for our inaction?
Debate: The continuous violations of human rights in Belarus, in particular the murder of Raman Bandarenka
Date: THURSDAY, 26 NOVEMBER 2020
Speaker: Miriam Lexmann
Country: Spain
Language: EN

Across the political spectrum, this House has been clear about its support for the Belarusian people in their struggle for freedom and democracy. At the same time, while I welcome today’s resolution and thank my colleagues from the different groups for their support, I believe that action is more important than words. I welcome that the Council has finally adopted targeted sanctions against those responsible for the repressions, and I am glad that more sanctions against the perpetrators of the repressions are currently being prepared. We must ensure that all crimes have consequences and that the perpetrators will one day be brought to justice. It is also important that we ensure that the Lukashenko regime will not benefit from EU activities and funds. Instead, our assistance must be given to the Belarusian people and used to support a democratic Belarus. The EPP Group strongly supports the creation of a European Parliament High—Level Mission to help stop the violence, assist in freeing political prisoners, and create an environment for a national dialogue that can lead to new free and fair elections. The Parliament must use all its weight to support the Belarusian people, and I believe the High—Level Mission is an important part of that. The European Parliament and Union must stand with the people of Belarus and support the people’s hope to live in a free, democratic, prosperous and sovereign country. This was the hope of Raman Bandarenka and the other victims of the repressions, of the hundreds of thousands of people who continue in peaceful demonstrations, of the workers who go on strike, and of the political prisoners, including my dear friend Pavel Sevyarynets, who are kept in appalling conditions. We owe it to these people to be resolute, not just in our words but, above all, in our actions.
Debate: The continuous violations of human rights in Belarus, in particular the murder of Raman Bandarenka
Date: THURSDAY, 26 NOVEMBER 2020
Speaker: Andrius Kubilius
Political group: PPE
Country: France
Language: EN

What do we need to do with the Lukashenko regime? The same that we did with other terrorist regimes – tough, deep economic sanctions to private and state-owned companies, which are important to the Lukashenko regime, sanctions on SWIFT operations, clear road to international Tribunal, etc. Punishment with sanctions should be targeted not only to terrorist regime itself, but also to ‘terrorism supporters’. Kremlin needs to know that if they will continue to support the Lukashenko terrorist regime, sanctions will hit also the Kremlin.
Debate: The continuous violations of human rights in Belarus, in particular the murder of Raman Bandarenka
Date: THURSDAY, 26 NOVEMBER 2020
Speaker: Nicola Beer
Political group: Renew
Country: Germany
Language: DE

Schicksale wie die von Hanna hätten jedoch vermieden werden können mit einer Politik, die den zahllosen Entschließungen zu gefälschten Wahlergebnissen, zur Inhaftierung und Folterung von Demonstranten auch Taten hätte folgen lassen. Die Belarussen zeigen uns, was eine aktive Zivilgesellschaft erreichen kann und dass die Macht wahrlich beim Volke liegt.  Vor allem aber lehrt uns Belarus einmal mehr, was wir als Europäische Union brauchen: nämlich, dass wir endlich handlungsfähiger werden müssen. Wenn aus Symbolpolitik echte Außenpolitik werden soll, kommen wir hier an der Einführung einer qualifizierten Mehrheitsentscheidung nicht vorbei.
Debate: The continuous violations of human rights in Belarus, in particular the murder of Raman Bandarenka
Date: THURSDAY, 26 NOVEMBER 2020
Speaker: Markéta Gregorová
Political group: Verts/ALE
Country: France
Language: EN

It should be evident by now that the sanctions issued, until this moment, have failed to produce results. The regime did not take even a single step back so we must take a step forward. It is time to introduce further restrictive measures, direct them more at Lukashenko himself, and ban the export of any European goods and technology that are helping this regime, such as drones and spyware.
Debate: The continuous violations of human rights in Belarus, in particular the murder of Raman Bandarenka
Date: THURSDAY, 26 NOVEMBER 2020
Speaker: Manu Pineda
Political group: GUE/NGL
Country: Czechia
Language: ES

Me gustaría hacer una reflexión sobre la política de vecindad de la Unión Europea. Si miramos los países que forman parte del Acuerdo de Asociación Oriental —Bielorrusia, Ucrania, Moldavia, Georgia, Armenia y Azerbaiyán—, en todos ellos hay algún conflicto, un conflicto abierto de mayor o menor intensidad. Creo que podemos concluir que algo no estamos haciendo bien, o que podíamos hacerlo mejor. Consideramos que es necesario reorientar nuestras políticas hacia un diálogo sincero. Esto implica reconstruir, reconducir el objetivo actual, que no es más que la integración de estos países en el mercado único a cualquier coste. Creo que estamos a tiempo de cambiar y de fomentar las relaciones basadas en el respeto a los derechos humanos, a la soberanía de los pueblos y en mutuo beneficio. Que la Unión Europea sea, en definitiva, un instrumento para solucionar los problemas y no para agravarlos entrando en una competición con otros actores para expandir nuestra zona de influencia.
Debate: The continuous violations of human rights in Belarus, in particular the murder of Raman Bandarenka
Date: THURSDAY, 26 NOVEMBER 2020
Speaker: Andrzej Halicki
Political group: PPE
Country: Finland
Language: PL

Panie Przewodniczący! Niestety taka dyskusja mogłaby się odbywać co tydzień. Co tydzień giną młodzi ludzie, terror narasta, protesty nie maleją. Białoruś walczy o swoją wolność i my musimy pomóc Białorusi jak najszybciej. Nie ma już czasu na kolejne debaty, nadszedł czas na działanie, na szybkie działanie. Oczekujemy od Rady podjęcia odważnych i szybkich decyzji. Sankcje personalne – nie kilkanaście osób, a kilkaset, może nawet kilka tysięcy członków tej organizacji terrorystycznej, jaką jest OMON, powinno trafić na takie listy. Sankcje gospodarcze to nie czas na debatę, to czas na powrót do sankcji z 2012 roku.  Myślę także, że Parlament Europejski ma decyzje, które powinien podjąć. Przecież uchwaliliśmy rezolucję, w której
Debate: The continuous violations of human rights in Belarus, in particular the murder of Raman Bandarenka
Date: THURSDAY, 26 NOVEMBER 2020
Speaker: Robert Hajšel
Political group: S-D
Country: Netherlands
Language: EN

Mr President, Raman Bandarenka’s death is the latest breaking point in months of mass protests against Lukashenko. The Belarusian authorities continue to attack those who peacefully demonstrate in the streets of the cities for their freedom. The personal sanctions that the EU has imposed on several Belarussian officials are not resulting in any influence on the political process in the country. The time has arrived for the EU to mobilise any possible economic and political instrument. We can’t leave the people of Belarus alone and the EU must set up a mechanism that assists victims of state repression, including financial aid to strikers and also visa regime for all Belarusians.  Finally, it’s important to stress that we are not here to tell the Belarusian people which path they should follow. It’s up to them to decide their own future whether they want to have deeper EU integration or to stay in close relations with the Russians. We have to respect the choice made by people of Belarus, and if the choice is to integrate Belarus to the EU, I will be only very, very happy. What we are doing now is that we urge the stop of violence. Belarus deserves better. Žyvie, Belaruś.
Debate: The continuous violations of human rights in Belarus, in particular the murder of Raman Bandarenka
Date: THURSDAY, 26 NOVEMBER 2020
Speaker: Charles Goerens
Political group: Renew
Country: Czechia
Language: FR

Monsieur le Président, le président biélorusse perd des élections et prétend les avoir gagnées. Le président américain perd les élections et prétend les avoir gagnées. Alors me direz-vous, blanc bonnet et bonnet blanc. Est-ce la même chose? Non, ce n’est pas la même chose, parce que dans le premier cas le président reste, tandis que dans le deuxième cas, quoi que dise le président sortant, il doit céder la place à son successeur. Et c’est le caractère démocratique du deuxième pays, les États-Unis en l’occurrence, qui fait toute la différence. Une démocratie résiliente ne peut résister aux pires dérives de ses dirigeants. Alors, il ne suffit pas de rester admiratifs devant le peuple biélorusse qui porte tout le fardeau sur ses épaules, nous pouvons bien entendu exprimer notre sympathie, être à ses côtés, avant tout moralement, mais la clé du problème est détenue par Moscou. Nous devons inclure Poutine dans une meilleure diplomatie européenne, puisqu’il dirige la seule puissance extérieure capable de peser sur le destin de la Biélorussie.
Debate: The continuous violations of human rights in Belarus, in particular the murder of Raman Bandarenka
Date: THURSDAY, 26 NOVEMBER 2020
Speaker: Heidi Hautala
Political group: Verts/ALE
Country: Poland
Language: EN

Mr President, I want to address my words today to all those brave people, women and men in Belarus, who have been protesting peacefully against this brutal, murderous regime since last August, and now it has murdered Raman Bandarenka. Our message is clear: we continue to be with you, you are not forgotten, we are standing in solidarity with your fight for freedom and democracy. Colleagues, torture and ill treatment against peaceful protests has become commonplace –is the message of the new United Nations (UN) report. The recently published expert report by the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) has found massive and systemic human rights violations in Belarus. The EU must do everything it can to fulfil the key recommendations by the OSCE to establish an independent international body for the investigation of human rights violations and to bring the authorities responsible for torture and inhuman treatment to justice. And let me add, it’s out of the question that Minsk could host next year’s ice hockey world championship.
Debate: The continuous violations of human rights in Belarus, in particular the murder of Raman Bandarenka
Date: THURSDAY, 26 NOVEMBER 2020
Speaker: Helmut Scholz
Political group: GUE/NGL
Country: Luxembourg
Language: DE

Herr Präsident! Wie viele Menschen müssen noch umkommen, die sich friedlich für Demokratie und Neuwahlen einsetzen? Bandarenka hat die brutalen Vergeltungsmaßnahmen Lukaschenkos nicht überlebt und starb am 12. November an seinen schweren Verletzungen. Seiner Familie und seinen Freunden gehört meine aufrichtige Anteilnahme. Auch den Tausenden willkürlich und unrechtmäßig Inhaftierten, darunter MitstreiterInnen unserer linken Partnerpartei Fair World, GewerkschafterInnen, JournalistInnen und so vielen anderen gilt unsere uneingeschränkte Solidarität und Hochachtung für mutiges Eintreten für Demokratie und Rechtsstaatlichkeit.  Sicherlich: Die Protestierenden haben unterschiedliche Vorstellungen über den weiteren Weg in eine gerechte, allen Menschen gute Arbeit und ein selbstbestimmtes Leben ermöglichende Zukunft in Belarus. Sie eint aber die auf der Straße gewonnene Erkenntnis: Ohne freie Meinungsäußerung und Teilhabe an gesellschaftlich-politischen Entscheidungen wird Belarus diese Zukunft nicht haben. Deshalb muss Lukaschenko endlich einsehen: Sein Volk hat ihn nicht gewählt. Belarus braucht dringend eine friedliche und demokratische Lösung der gegenwärtigen Krise durch freie und faire Neuwahlen sowie einen integrativen nationalen Dialog aller BelarussInnen.
Debate: The continuous violations of human rights in Belarus, in particular the murder of Raman Bandarenka
Date: THURSDAY, 26 NOVEMBER 2020
Speaker: Isabel Wiseler-Lima
Political group: PPE
Country: Czechia
Language: FR

Monsieur le Président, parfois, il nous faut un visage pour abolir la distance. Aujourd’hui, c’est le visage de Roman Bondarenko. Roman avait 30 ans, Roman était professeur, il était artiste, il avait une famille. Comme des centaines de milliers d’autres Biélorusses, il a marqué son opposition au pouvoir en place de manière tout à fait pacifique. Et comme des milliers d’autres Biélorusses, simplement pour avoir manifesté son désaccord, il a subi injustices et violences. Ils sont si nombreux à avoir été arrêtés, battus, torturés, violés. Roman est mort des coups qui lui ont été infligés. Comme lui, d’autres sont morts et d’autres encore ont disparu. Nous ne cesserons pas, dans l’enceinte de ce Parlement, de dénoncer les violations des droits de l’homme sous le régime de Loukachenko et nous continuerons à soutenir le peuple biélorusse dans sa lutte pour de nouvelles élections libres et justes. Les sanctions européennes doivent être élargies. Les soutiens à la société civile, aux journalistes et aux défenseurs des droits de l’homme doivent être amplifiés. Notre prochain rendez-vous avec le peuple biélorusse sera la remise du Prix Sakharov, un honneur pour le Parlement européen. Vive les Biélorusses!
Debate: The continuous violations of human rights in Belarus, in particular the murder of Raman Bandarenka
Date: THURSDAY, 26 NOVEMBER 2020
Speaker: Jakop G. Dalunde
Political group: Verts/ALE
Country: Italy
Language: SV

Herr talman! Situationen i Belarus blir allt värre. Protesterna fortsätter med oförminskad styrka. Samtidigt visar den diktatoriska regimen fortfarande ingen som helst vilja till dialog, och rapporterna om polisbrutalitet blir allt värre. Senast om det fruktansvärda mordet på Raman Bandarenka. När vi nu är inne i den fjärde månaden av protester är det lätt för oss att tappa fokus. Uppmärksamheten flyttas till andra nyheter. Det är då än viktigare för oss att inte vika ner blicken. Att fortsätta uppmärksamma det belarusiska folkets kamp för demokrati. De ska veta att vi fortfarande står på deras sida. För det belarusiska folkets kamp för frihet och rättvisa, det är också vår kamp. En förlust för deras kamp för demokrati är också vår förlust. Vi måste fortsätta stödja demokratirörelsen på alla sätt vi kan och fördöma och bestraffa varje brott som Lukasjenka och hans anhang utför, nu och så länge regimens förtryck fortsätter. Leve Belarus!
Debate: The continuous violations of human rights in Belarus, in particular the murder of Raman Bandarenka
Date: THURSDAY, 26 NOVEMBER 2020
Speaker: Radosław Sikorski
Political group: PPE
Country: Sweden
Language: EN

Mr President, one thing we can do for the people of Belarus right now is to bring in the European Magnitsky Act, a swift sanctions mechanism that should cover not only those involved in repression, but also their families and partners. Maybe then they’ll get it. I’m aware that whatever we do will not bring back the life of Raman Bandarenka nor do I have illusions that the fascist regime will release the prisoner I have adopted, Siarhei Tsikhanouski, whose crime it was to hope to stand in the presidential election. But what we do and say might give hope to the people of Belarus.  We in Poland remember the hopeless years of martial law in the 1980s but I am convinced that Belarus will one day also be free and Belarusian representatives will sit here with us in this Parliament. Žyvie Belaruś.
Debate: The continuous violations of human rights in Belarus, in particular the murder of Raman Bandarenka
Date: THURSDAY, 26 NOVEMBER 2020
Speaker: Janez Lenarčič
Language: EN

The latest example, as mentioned by many, was on 12 November when 31-year-old Raman Bandarenka died due to serious injuries caused by the brutality of police. This is another shameful result of the brutal repression that the Belarusian authorities carry out against their own peacefully protesting people.  As the European Union, we have been leading the international response for the protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms in Belarus. The EU-led resolution in the UN Human Rights Council requests the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights to monitor the situation of human rights in Belarus and to present an oral update on the situation, including recommendations, to be followed by a written report and an interactive dialogue at the next session of the UN Human Rights Council.  The EU Member States were at the forefront of the move within the OSCE to invoke the Moscow Mechanism to report on the human rights violations in Belarus and provide recommendations. The resulting report and recommendations should now be followed up. The EU stands ready to assist in the implementation of these recommendations.  There must be no impunity for violations of human rights such as those that we are witnessing in Belarus. We will continue to support the peaceful protesters and their legitimate call for free and fair elections. We will continue to support civil society and independent media. And we have also launched the preparatory work for the third package of sanctions, in addition to the sanctions on 55 individuals responsible for the violent repression and election falsification which we have already adopted. And finally, concerning the so-called Magnitsky Act, the Commission has done its work. It has sent the proposal to the Council. As announced in the Council conclusions on 12 October, the European Union stands also ready to support a peaceful democratic transition with a variety of instruments, including a comprehensive plan of economic support for a democratic Belarus. Let me thank at the end the European Parliament for its relentless support to the democratic struggle of the Belarusian people.
Debate: The continuous violations of human rights in Belarus, in particular the murder of Raman Bandarenka
Date: THURSDAY, 26 NOVEMBER 2020
Speaker: Bettina Vollath
Political group: S-D
Country: Austria
Language: DE

Augenzeugenberichte und Videoaufnahmen zeigen jedoch ein anderes Bild. Bandarenka wurde demgemäß nach einem Wortgefecht von maskierten Einsatzkräften auf die Polizeiwache gebracht. Was dort passiert ist, bleibt im Dunklen. Klar sind aber die Folgen: schweres Schädel-Hirn-Trauma, ausgerenkter Unterkiefer, Blutergüsse und Wunden an Gesicht und Beinen – bloß ein Auszug aus dem Befund auf der Intensivstation. Raman starb, weil er zur falschen Zeit am falschen Ort war. Er wurde am „Platz des Wandels“ festgenommen. Einem Platz voller Kultur und Hoffnung, der zu einem Symbol der Widerstandsbewegung geworden ist. Lukaschenkos Regime wollte diesen Ort der Hoffnung zerstören – und hat so eine Pilgerstätte geschaffen. Ramans Tod befeuert die Proteste in Belarus, die seit über 100 Tagen andauern. Auch diesen Sonntag werden wieder Tausende demonstrieren, und wenn sich nichts ändert, werden sie auch weiterhin gefoltert und getötet werden. Menschen wie du und ich und wie Raman Bandarenka. Darum haben wir heute im Europäischen Parlament nochmal klargemacht: Wir stehen auf der Seite der Menschenrechte und der Demokratie und damit auf der Seite der Belarus*innen.
Debate: Second voting session
Date: THURSDAY, 26 NOVEMBER 2020
Speaker: Pedro Silva Pereira
Country: Bulgaria
Language: PT

Passamos agora ao segundo período de votação de hoje.  Votaremos os dossiês conforme indicado na ordem do dia.  O período de votação decorrerá entre as 13h45 e as 15 horas.  A votação é feita segundo o mesmo procedimento utilizado nos períodos de votação anteriores.  Todas as votações serão nominais. Declaro aberto o segundo período de votação de hoje. Podem votar até às 15 horas.  Os resultados do segundo período de votação serão comunicados às 16h30.
Debate: Statements by the President
Date: MONDAY, 14 DECEMBER 2020
Speaker: Virginie Joron
Political group: ID
Country: Estonia
Language: FR

Monsieur le Président, pour un rappel au règlement, article 155. Vous voulez que je parle en italien? Je peux le faire... Cher Président, je vous remercie d’être ici, vraiment. C’était difficile, comme vous le savez, pour Strasbourg et les élus que nous sommes, et il est important – vous l’avez souligné dans votre discours – que nous respections les traités. Votre présence ici nous honore. Vous démontrez, effectivement, que vous pouvez venir ici et siéger. Il est donc important que ce message soit maintenant officiel et productif pour l’avenir, surtout pour le mois de janvier, pour que nous, les députés, puissions tous revenir ici. Car vous l’avez vu lors de la dernière plénière: il n’y avait que 300 députés à Bruxelles et sept ici. Je pense qu’il faut vite rééquilibrer la donne et je vous remercie de prendre en compte ce rappel au règlement pour pouvoir mettre en place rapidement les sessions plénières ici, à Strasbourg.
Debate: New general budget of the European Union for the financial year
Date: MONDAY, 14 DECEMBER 2020
Speaker: Roberta Metsola
Country: Poland
Language: MT

Il-punt li jmiss fuq l-aġenda huwa d-dibattitu dwar il-Baġit ġenerali ġdid tal-Unjoni Ewropea għas-sena finanzjarja 2021. Nixtieq ninforma lill-onorevoli Membri li, għad-dibattiti kollha ta' din is-sessjoni parzjali, mhux se jkun hemm proċedura "catch-the-eye" u mhux se jiġu aċċettati karti blu.  Barra minn hekk, huma previsti interventi mill-bogħod mill-Uffiċċji ta' Kollegament tal-Parlament fl-Istati Membri.