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Debate: Cohesion dimension of EU state aid and de minimis rules
Date: THURSDAY, 20 APRIL 2023
Speaker: José Manuel Fernandes
Political group: PPE
Country: Ireland
Language: PT

Senhora Presidente, Senhor Comissário, Caras e Caros Colegas, as regras e os montantes dos auxílios do Estado não podem nem distorcer a concorrência, nem prejudicar a coesão. E é por isso que defendo uma solução europeia para a capitalização das empresas e que tenho insistido que o  Por outro lado, as regras e os auxílios do Estado têm de ter em conta as especificidades do nosso território. E, assim, as regiões ultraperiféricas, as regiões rurais e menos desenvolvidas devem poder ter flexibilidade nessas mesmas regras de auxílios do Estado. A competitividade não pode ser inimiga da coesão. E aliás, é essencial nós termos, em simultâneo, competitividade que leve à convergência, sem nunca esquecer, por um lado, a coesão e, por outro, a sustentabilidade. E é nesse sentido que apelamos à Comissão para que, nas suas propostas, não possa ter um pensamento único e trate de forma diferente aquilo que é diferente. Não é uma questão de haver ajudas excecionais, é uma questão de justiça e de nós podermos tratar aqueles que mais precisam de uma forma mais justa e mais coerente com os objetivos da União Europeia.
Debate: Cohesion dimension of EU state aid and de minimis rules
Date: THURSDAY, 20 APRIL 2023
Speaker: Peter Pollák
Political group: PPE
Country: Spain
Language: SK

Vážená pani predsedajúca, vážený pán komisár,  medzi členskými krajinami existujú obrovské rozdiely v poskytovaní pomoci podnikom prostredníctvom dotačnej schémy štátnej pomoci
Debate: Cohesion dimension of EU state aid and de minimis rules
Date: THURSDAY, 20 APRIL 2023
Speaker: Rosa Estaràs Ferragut
Political group: PPE
Country: Spain
Language: ES

Señora presidenta, señor comisario, señor Omarjee, la petición es muy oportuna en este Parlamento.  Me voy a centrar en los territorios insulares, que sufren desventajas serias y permanentes reconocidas en el Tratado de la propia Unión Europea. Además de los territorios insulares, hay muchos más territorios vulnerables, pero me voy a centrar en los primeros.  Provengo de las Islas Baleares. Una de las principales desventajas es la imposibilidad de utilizar el transporte terrestre. Ni tren ni carretera: para poder acceder a todos los bienes y servicios hay que utilizar siempre el transporte aéreo y marítimo. Y esto, sin duda, disminuye nuestra competitividad. No podemos participar, por lo tanto, en igualdad de condiciones con los territorios continentales. Tenemos muchos más gastos a la hora de importar y exportar los productos, y en temas energéticos, de educación, de sanidad y un larguísimo etcétera. Todo esto ha provocado una desindustrialización de nuestros sectores. Desaparecen muchos sectores económicos y al final solo queda el turismo. En el año 2008 teníamos setecientas empresas de tejido industrial; en el 2020, trescientas treinta.  Por lo tanto, necesitamos aprovechar la oportunidad que supone la modificación de este Reglamento
Debate: Cohesion dimension of EU state aid and de minimis rules
Date: THURSDAY, 20 APRIL 2023
Speaker: Seán Kelly
Political group: PPE
Country: Greece
Language: EN

In my country, for instance, I belong to the southern region and it is classed as a more developed region, which is true, but it is not a homogeneous region. There are sub—regions within it where we have depopulation, where we have no industrial development and porous infrastructure. I am thinking of the likes of West Clare, South Kerry, South West Cork, and I think the Commission should look at reclassifying regions so that smaller areas that are disadvantaged can benefit from cohesion, structural and state aid, so that they can come up to the general average.
Debate: Cohesion dimension of EU state aid and de minimis rules
Date: THURSDAY, 20 APRIL 2023
Speaker: Maria Grapini
Political group: S-D
Country: Portugal
Language: RO

Doamna președintă, domnule comisar, stimați colegi, astăzi am dezbătut o întrebare foarte clară, domnule comisar, legată de ajutoarele de stat și schema  Vă dau un singur exemplu, domnule comisar: Comisia acordă acum, când vorbim, și de ani de zile, subvenții diferite la fermieri, diferite major; culmea, subvenții mai mari la țările mai dezvoltate și subvenții mai mici la țările mai puțin dezvoltate. Cum o să putem să ajungem atunci la o piață unică, la o piață internă, cu aceleași posibilități? Cum ajungem la coeziune socială? De aceea, vreau la fel de direct să ne răspundeți, domnule comisar, după dezbaterea de astăzi, aveți de gând să schimbați regulile?
Debate: Cohesion dimension of EU state aid and de minimis rules
Date: THURSDAY, 20 APRIL 2023
Speaker: Heidi Hautala
Country: Poland
Language: FI

Sitten viimeinen catch-the-eye-puheenvuoro, Alessandro Panza, vaikka ette suorastaan seurannutkaan tätä keskustelua, mutta saatte kuitenkin puheenvuoron, koska meillä on hetki aikaa.
Debate: Cohesion dimension of EU state aid and de minimis rules
Date: THURSDAY, 20 APRIL 2023
Speaker: Alessandro Panza
Political group: ID
Country: Italy
Language: IT

Signora Presidente, signor Commissario, è necessario evidentemente rivedere il ruolo dei  Noi sappiamo come fare impresa, fare industria, fare agricoltura nelle aree montane abbia con sé già delle difficoltà intrinseche nel ruolo che il territorio mette a disposizione delle persone che ci vivono, quindi è necessario che si tenga conto di queste peculiarità, come hanno sostenuto i colleghi che mi hanno preceduto, chi per le isole, chi per le aree remote, chi per le aree ultraperiferiche, e rivedere questo meccanismo tenendo in considerazione le peculiarità di tutto il territorio europeo. L'Europa non è una grande scatola piatta, tutta uguale, ma è un grande territorio fatto con esigenze diverse, richieste diverse, peculiarità diverse. Se vogliamo permettere a questi territori di potersi sviluppare e arrivare ad avere una coesione a livelli accettabili a livello europeo, dobbiamo tenere in considerazione a priori queste difficoltà, altrimenti rischiamo di lasciare sempre indietro i soliti e di favorire sempre gli altri.
Debate: Decision to enter into interinstitutional negotiations: Addressing situations of crisis in the field of migration and asylum
Date: THURSDAY, 20 APRIL 2023
Speaker: Juan Fernando López Aguilar
Country: Germany
Language: EN

I'm sorry to do it, but I have to, because in the exercise their rights, two political groups have challenged the vote that was adopted in the Committee of Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs of the files of which the new migration and asylum pact consists of five regulations, including the regulation on which I am rapporteur, the Crisis Regulation. We had a clear, solid, sound mandate for entering the interinstitutional negotiations in each and every one of the files, including this, the Crisis Regulation. We have worked real hard throughout the years and I thank, of course, the shadows and all of the other rapporteurs, because we have worked hand-in-hand to secure the so-called ‘package’ approach, which was essential. Now it is time for it to enter into institutional negotiations so that solidarity may have a chance. Solidarity when it comes to emergency crisis situations, that’s precisely the point of this regulation. That is why I just kindly request that you support the mandate for negotiations by voting in favour of this regulation.
Debate: Decision to enter into interinstitutional negotiations: Addressing situations of crisis in the field of migration and asylum
Date: THURSDAY, 20 APRIL 2023
Speaker: Jorge Buxadé Villalba
Political group: ECR
Country: Spain
Language: ES

Señora presidente, queridos colegas, efectivamente, como ha dicho el ponente, estamos aquí para que el Pleno vote sobre este asunto, porque no se puede modificar todo el sistema de asilo e inmigración a espaldas de los ciudadanos. Es una cuestión de democracia y rendición de cuentas; no sé si les suenan de algo.  Queremos que se voten estos mandatos de organización con el Consejo para que la gente pueda conocer quiénes están a favor de acabar con el modelo de las mafias de tráfico de seres humanos en el Mediterráneo, quiénes están a favor de las fronteras abiertas —pero no quieren asumir las consecuencias—, quiénes quieren una inmigración ordenada teniendo en cuenta las necesidades laborales de los Estados miembros, quiénes promovemos atraer talento, y quiénes promueven atraer caos.  La propuesta del Parlamento sobre el Reglamento relativo a las situaciones de crisis y de fuerza mayor en el ámbito de la migración y el asilo pretende entregarle las llaves de nuestras fronteras a la Comisión Europea, de tal manera que le otorga la facultad de decidir sobre la entrada de grandes grupos de inmigrantes sin que los Estados puedan oponerse.  La mayoría de los inmigrantes que llegan a la frontera sur y a casi todas las fronteras exteriores, excepto las ucranianas, son inmigrantes económicos ilegales; lo dice la propia Comisión. A pesar de ello, en este Reglamento se establece casi como única solución una fórmula para reubicar a los recién llegados en el territorio de la Unión. No hay ni una medida para incrementar la tasa efectiva de retorno, ni una medida en los países de origen o tránsito para prevenir las llegadas, ni una medida para blindar la frontera y proteger a nuestros agentes.  Por eso, si lo que quiere la actual mayoría de los 705 diputados que conforman esta Cámara es esto, votemos y que lo sepan los ciudadanos, para que, cuando los barrios humildes de cualquier ciudad europea se hagan intransitables, la ley nacional o europea deje de cumplirse, se multiplique el paro y los sistemas sociales entren en crisis, los europeos sepan quiénes son los responsables.
Debate: Decision to enter into interinstitutional negotiations: Screening of third country nationals at the external borders
Date: THURSDAY, 20 APRIL 2023
Speaker: Birgit Sippel
Country: Croatia
Language: DE

Ich will gar nicht darauf abheben, dass damit Verhandlungen mit dem Rat deutlich nach hinten geschoben werden. Aber ganz deutlich wird doch: ECR und ID sind in keinster Weise an einer europäischen Antwort auf Migration und Asyl interessiert. Sie wollen stattdessen weiterhin mit Diskriminierung und Angstmache auf Stimmenfang gehen. In diesem Zusammenhang übrigens nur am Rande interessant, wer hier im Plenum lobende Worte für Italien und Meloni findet, deren Partei Mitglied der ECR ist. Mit der Bestätigung des LIBE-Mandates zu den Berichten, auch zu Screening und ECRIS-TCN, die heute auf der Tagesordnung stehen, können wir als Abgeordnete ein klares Zeichen setzen. Europa braucht Lösungen für Migration und Asyl mit klaren Regeln für Kontrolle und Solidarität, basierend auf unseren Werten von Demokratie, Rechtsstaatlichkeit und Menschenrechten. Und deshalb, Kolleginnen und Kollegen, lehnen wir das Ansinnen von ECR und ID ab und verschaffen wir dem Parlament eine starke Position für die Verhandlungen mit dem Rat!
Debate: Decision to enter into interinstitutional negotiations: Screening of third country nationals at the external borders
Date: THURSDAY, 20 APRIL 2023
Speaker: Tom Vandendriessche
Political group: ID
Country: Belgium
Language: NL

Voorzitter, de Europese Unie doet er blijkbaar alles aan om het EU-migratiepact er geruisloos door te duwen. In de LIBE-commissie werd Parlementsleden tegen de regels in voldoende tijd ontzegd om dit plan grondig te bestuderen. Nu wil men dat het Parlement zomaar een mandaat geeft, zonder stemming en zonder debat. Waarom mag dit Parlement zijn rol niet vervullen? Dit EU-migratiepact biedt helemaal geen oplossing voor de migratiecrisis, maar zal integendeel de asielchaos nog versterken. De voorliggende screeningverordening geeft allerlei procedurele waarborgen aan economische gelukszoekers, terwijl lidstaten het recht om hun grenzen te beschermen ontnomen wordt. We mogen het zelfs niet meer over illegale migratie hebben. We moeten het nu blijkbaar “irregulier” noemen. Lidstaten mogen niet langer bepalen hoe ze onze grenzen beschermen. Biometrische beveiliging wordt verboden. Illegale migratie wordt gewoon vervangen door legale migratie. De burger heeft het recht te weten wat hem te wachten staat met deze waanzinnige migratieplannen van de Europese Unie.  Dit is de eeuw van de demografie. De bevolking van Afrika gaat van één naar vier miljard inwoners. We staan nog maar aan het begin van een migratie-invasie die onze unieke beschaving kan vernietigen. In plaats van concrete oplossingen te bieden, zegt de Europese Unie letterlijk: “We need migration”. De Europese Unie wil migratie niet afremmen, maar integendeel stimuleren. Hierover moeten wij minstens een debat voeren zoals het in een parlementaire democratie hoort.
Debate: Decision to enter into interinstitutional negotiations: European Criminal Records Information System  - Third Country Nationals
Date: THURSDAY, 20 APRIL 2023
Speaker: Balázs Hidvéghi
Political group: NI
Country: France
Language: EN

Madam President, dear colleagues, the proposals of the migration pact, as they are, as they were accepted in the LIBE committee, will evidently not solve the migration crisis or the problem in Europe. On the contrary, they will create a worse situation than what we have right now. They will create an additional pull factor for migrants, and that’s why we need a fundamentally new approach. Colleagues on the left keep talking about saving lives and making sure that people don’t die while trying to cross the Mediterranean Sea. Well, the only way to do that is to make sure that they don’t start to come in the first place, that those boats never leave the coasts of Africa. What we need to do that is the re-establishment, or establishment, of border control; we have to make sure that those who have no right to stay are immediately returned to where they came from. We have to return to legality and we have to observe our own rules and laws. That’s the only way forward. That’s why we say that this pact is completely unsuitable to solve this issue. And I’m asking you, colleagues, to vote against this proposal. If you want a real solution to the migration crisis, you need a new approach. You have to forget using methods that have proven to be unsuitable and bad for this thing. We need legality. We need to respect the borders, defend the borders and accomplish a European policy that supports border control. That’s the way to show solidarity towards our fellow Europeans. We have to make sure the Commission funds, for example, border control efforts, including fences. And we have to make sure that borders are protected. That’s the way forward.
Debate: Decision to enter into interinstitutional negotiations: Asylum and migration management
Date: THURSDAY, 20 APRIL 2023
Speaker: Tomas Tobé
Country: Estonia
Language: EN

I would like to thank the Shadows for what we have achieved, and I would like to urge all colleagues from all political groups – also within ECR and ID – to support this mandate so we can send a strong signal to the Council that we are ready.
Debate: Decision to enter into interinstitutional negotiations: Asylum and migration management
Date: THURSDAY, 20 APRIL 2023
Speaker: Charlie Weimers
Political group: ECR
Country: Luxembourg
Language: EN

Madam President, dear colleagues, this proposed pact is not equipped to deal with today’s migratory pressure, let alone higher numbers of future arrivals. By working with the left, Mr Tobé’s report removes instruments necessary to combat illegal migration, retains forced solidarity and reinforces pull factors. Don’t take my word for it: Swedish Greens celebrated the inclusion of their ‘broader concept of family reunification’ and the removal of aid becoming conditional on reducing migration. This pact’s solution is to force Member States to accept migrants against their will. Dear colleagues, either we embrace mass migration or reject this deal. That is the choice. In Scandinavia there is a new normal: liberals, the centre—right and conservatives work together to deliver durable migration policies. Dear colleagues from the EPP and Renew: yes, it is true, we do not accept migrant quotas dictated from Brussels, but we stand here with our hands outstretched, ready to cooperate on delivering future—proof solutions. We need to secure the external borders, utilise the external dimension to prevent and disincentivise illegal migration and relocate the entire asylum system to third—country reception centres. Madam President, dear colleagues, Europe’s future is at stake. Vote no!
Debate: Decision to enter into interinstitutional negotiations: Long-Term Residents
Date: THURSDAY, 20 APRIL 2023
Speaker: Damian Boeselager
Country: Slovenia
Language: EN

But what I have to say, what surprises me is that they didn’t open actually all the laws, because my law is not part of the asylum pact. This law is part of the talent and skills package. It’s about attracting international talent to Europe. So I do not understand why you challenge this, because this is actually about the fact that we are losing workforce: 50 million people over the next 30 years. Our start-ups, our hotels, our companies need talent. We need to find ways to be more attractive. This bill actually allows permanent residents to be able to work all across the European Union. When you come as a migrant to the EU you don’t face one labour market, you face 27 markets. And even under Trump, the US was more attractive to international talent than the EU. Why? Because if you get fired in New York, you can find a job in San Francisco. When you want to find a new job, when you work in Sofia or Berlin, you have to go through the whole procedure of getting a visa again. So let’s vote in favour of this bill. I thank my shadows and I thank you for the strong support for this bill.
Debate: Decision to enter into interinstitutional negotiations: Long-Term Residents
Date: THURSDAY, 20 APRIL 2023
Speaker: Jean-Paul Garraud
Political group: ID
Country: Italy
Language: FR

Madame la Présidente, notre Parlement s’apprête à négocier le plus rapidement et le plus discrètement possible son pacte sur la migration et l’asile. Le plus rapidement possible, pour qu’il soit adopté avant les élections européennes de 2024 et l’arrivée probable d’une nouvelle majorité, qui bloquera cet ensemble de textes. Le plus discrètement possible, c’est-à-dire sans débat public immédiat, pour éviter que nos concitoyens ne découvrent la catastrophe migratoire qui se prépare ici. Car, loin de réduire l’immigration de masse sur notre continent, ce pacte sur la migration et l’asile, au contraire, l’aggravera.  Nous exigeons un débat public immédiat sur ces textes – il ne faut pas croire que nous sommes contre le débat. Nous le voulons maintenant, car nous savons bien que vous ferez tout pour que ce pacte s’applique avant 2024. Nous voulons également un vote de notre assemblée sur ces textes, selon lesquels les États membres devront s’engager à accueillir les demandeurs d’asile arrivant en Europe au nom d’un mécanisme de solidarité. La bonne mise en œuvre de ce mécanisme sera surveillée par un «coordinateur européen pour la relocalisation», une personne sans aucune légitimité démocratique. Pis: en cas de crise, la Commission répartira de manière obligatoire les migrants dans nos pays respectifs. Comme si cela ne suffisait pas, les demandes d’asile des migrants seront facilitées et le regroupement familial fortement élargi et encouragé. Quant aux mesures initiales proposées pour protéger les frontières extérieures, elles seront réduites au minimum, quand elles ne seront pas tout simplement supprimées. Pourtant, de vraies frontières extérieures sont la plus belle démonstration de solidarité avec des pays comme l’Italie ou la Grèce, en première ligne face à l’immigration massive.  L’idéologie du Parlement européen n’était plus à démontrer, mais là, en l’occurrence, on brûle les étapes! Comme si la montée en puissance, dans tous nos États, d’un électorat qui refuse cette politique était redoutée par Bruxelles. Car, il faut le dire, la politique que vous voulez mettre en œuvre, nos peuples, majoritairement, n’en veulent pas. Vous voulez imposer une politique contre le peuple! C’est la négation même de la démocratie et le début de l’autoritarisme!
Debate: EU Action Plan against Trafficking in Cultural Goods
Date: THURSDAY, 20 APRIL 2023
Speaker: Massimiliano Smeriglio
Political group: S-D
Country: Germany
Language: IT

Questi dati nascondono un problema di ampie proporzioni, poiché moltissimi casi non vengono ancora individuati. I beni culturali hanno un'enorme importanza dal punto di vista artistico, storico e scientifico. Il traffico illecito può avere un impatto devastante e irreversibile sul patrimonio culturale, poiché distrugge parti della nostra memoria collettiva e priva la cittadinanza di testimonianze della sua storia. Tra le azioni proposte dal piano d'azione ritengo che la promozione e il rafforzamento della cooperazione internazionale siano fondamentali, soprattutto con i paesi terzi, essendo questo un reato di natura transfrontaliera. L'azione europea non può limitarsi all'interno dei confini dell'Unione, ma deve andare oltre. Per questo motivo la Commissione dovrebbe dare seguito alle richieste che provengono anche dai paesi terzi. Come, ad esempio, l'istituzione di un dialogo politico a livello ministeriale per promuovere la protezione del patrimonio culturale dalle attività illegali. Paesi come l'Italia sono stati riconosciuti come esempi da seguire in questo ambito, basti pensare che l'Italia è stato il primo paese al mondo a istituire e a mettere a disposizione dell'UNESCO la task force dei "caschi blu della cultura". Allo stesso modo, molti paesi dell'America latina stanno progressivamente rafforzando le loro politiche di protezione contro la vendita di reperti archeologici. Un dialogo politico di alto livello consentirebbe uno scambio proficuo, con l'obiettivo di facilitare e rafforzare ancora di più la cooperazione internazionale. Esistono ancora punti deboli nella raccolta dati. Alcuni Stati non solo non dispongono di unità specializzate, ma mancano anche di database nazionali dedicati alla registrazione delle opere d'arte rubate e connessi a quelli dell'Interpol. La mancanza di questi elementi limita poi la ricezione di informazioni su scala internazionale. Infine, all'attività di raccolta dati si deve accompagnare una forte attività di sensibilizzazione nelle scuole, tra le comunità locali, nelle università, poiché c'è ancora scarsa consapevolezza circa i danni che il traffico illecito di beni culturali può causare. Dunque il traffico illecito è un reato grave, odioso, poiché sottrae dei beni comuni alla pubblica fruizione, trasformando il valore d'uso, la bellezza disponibile per tutti e tutte in valore di scambio e merce nella disponibilità di pochissimi. È nostra responsabilità fare il massimo per garantire il recupero di un patrimonio che appartiene all'umanità intera.