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Debate: General budget of the European Union for the financial year  - all sections
Date: TUESDAY, 17 OCTOBER 2023
Speaker: Cláudia Monteiro de Aguiar
Political group: PPE
Country: Austria
Language: PT

Senhor Presidente, peço—lhe só alguma solidariedade para com um ponto prévio que quero focar diante deste Parlamento - o meu voto público, também de solidariedade e valorização, pela coragem de todos os madeirenses, em particular os concidadãos da Calheta, do Porto Moniz e de Câmara de Lobos, pelos momentos que viveram de angústia e de perda contra os fogos que assolaram a ilha da Madeira nestes últimos dias. Um agradecimento público a todos os bombeiros, os agentes de proteção civil, equipas médicas e de enfermagem e também o apoio nacional que foi prestado no reforço ao contingente regional. E se for necessário acionar o Fundo de Solidariedade da União, cá estaremos para o aprovar de forma célere e inequívoca. Dois pontos relativamente a este orçamento: uma omissão e uma necessidade. Os recursos da União devem ser focados e investidos de forma justa na economia. Lamento a omissão de um orçamento para a indústria do turismo. E, no ponto da necessidade, focar a necessidade de reforçarmos a Agência Europeia de Segurança Marítima. A Comissão quer, de facto, ver mais funções atribuídas à AESM, mas, para isso, é necessário maior financiamento.
Debate: General budget of the European Union for the financial year  - all sections
Date: TUESDAY, 17 OCTOBER 2023
Speaker: Johannes Hahn
Language: EN

And we have, of course, taken note of the position of the different Members and also, of course, by the Council. The Commission services will indeed be examining thoroughly all the amendments proposed by the Parliament together, of course, with those proposed by the Council. To facilitate the upcoming negotiations, the Commission will present a detailed assessment of the amendments proposed by the Parliament and that of the Council’s position in the already well-known, usually annual, letter of executability. We will send this letter shortly after tomorrow’s vote on Parliament’s amendments, and of course, we will have then the opportunity to debate again on the 26 October, this during the first Conciliation Committee and I hope that we have already at that time a better view on the midterm revision process, and the timing of the Council and thus on its impact on our proceedings. But again, I would like to stress that from a planning and political point of view, it’s important that the MFF revision is already appropriately reflected in the budget 24. Otherwise, the Union would only have limited means for the challenges we are facing. Therefore, it would be crucial to take the necessary time to reflect and to negotiate. At the end of the day, we have the best solution for European citizens. But of course, all this has to be done within this year; otherwise we will face serious problems. Our three institutions have succeeded over the past years to agree on many ground-breaking files that have changed the Union’s budgetary and financial landscape, and therefore, I am again confident that at the end of the day, we will have successful negotiations. Of course, this means that all the institutions set their clear priorities so we can focus our discussions on the limited number of programmes, where, of course, meaningful adjustments could be made. Again, let me reassure you that the Commission will act as an honest broker. My services are at your disposal and, of course, I am looking forward to constructive negotiations and indeed to find a good solution for a qualitative budget – of course, with some quantitative elements – for 2024. And I am grateful already today for your engagement and encouragement, and I am talking here to the Parliament and thank you for this kind of tailwind.
Debate: General budget of the European Union for the financial year  - all sections
Date: TUESDAY, 17 OCTOBER 2023
Speaker: Esperanza Samblás
Language: ES

Todos querríamos tener un marco financiero enorme que nos diera posibilidades de atender todas las prioridades que se han puesto encima de la mesa. Pero lo cierto es que tenemos un presupuesto con unos recursos limitados, con muchas necesidades también dentro de los Estados miembros que es necesario atender, y tendremos que tratar de ver — dentro de lo que hay— qué es lo máximo que podemos hacer por los ciudadanos europeos.
Debate: General budget of the European Union for the financial year  - all sections
Date: TUESDAY, 17 OCTOBER 2023
Speaker: Siegfried Mureşan
Country: Germany
Language: EN

Second point, we have seen today a united European Parliament, a Parliament which is ready to adopt tomorrow a position on an ambitious budget for the Union, a budget which is capable of providing solutions to the problems that people are facing all over Europe. Commissioner, I would like to thank you for defending the draft budget of the Commission as the bare minimum in all areas and being ready to work with us on enforcement, on strengthening of the budget in those areas where it is needed. We in Parliament have done three things. Firstly, in those lines where we saw that there is big demand, lines which were oversubscribed – the research, innovation, Erasmus scholarships, transport as a consequence of the war in Ukraine – we are demanding some reinforcements. Money for young farmers as well, as I said in my introductory remarks, will be very important to increase again the attractiveness of farming. The second thing that the Parliament is doing in its position is aligning the yearly budget with our position on the revision of the Multiannual Financial Framework, because the European Commission has rightly put forward a revision of the Multiannual Financial Framework, and it has rightly identified the areas in the context of that revision which need to be strengthened: security, defence, migration, plus the EUR 50 billion for Ukraine to provide stable financing for Ukraine for the next years. Minister, we call upon you, upon the Spanish Presidency of the Council, but also upon President of the European Council, Charles Michel, to discuss the matter urgently, to put it on the agenda of the European Council at the end of the month, to provide us with this revision of the Multiannual Financial Framework so that we can incorporate it into the budget of next year. And the third thing that we did was to align the position on the budget with our position as Parliament on STEP, to be able to make sure that we strengthen our economy, our competitiveness, our industries, including our defence industry. A consistent position by Parliament, adopted, I am sure, tomorrow by a large majority already adopted in the Budgets Committee, by a large majority. We are looking forward to working with the Commission and the Council to finally reach an agreement on the budget, of course, before the end of this year.
Debate: General budget of the European Union for the financial year  - all sections
Date: TUESDAY, 17 OCTOBER 2023
Speaker: Nils Ušakovs
Country: Belgium
Language: EN

The fact that we will have to use special flexibility instruments, like SMI for instance, is definitely the bad news for all of us. We can only deal with the pressure in the medium term if we revise the MFF, considering pressure created by the COVID pandemic and the war in Ukraine. And we must look truth in the eye: pre-war and pre-crisis financial planning will not work anymore these days. What we cannot do under any circumstances is to ignore the problem, continue expecting high-standard performance, but provide institutions with money for 10 months to pay for electricity. There are 12 months in a year, not 10, and this is not the way public administration of the largest union in the world should work and serve its citizens. In my home country, Latvia, public administration has a controversial image: sometimes the reasons for it are bad decisions by Latvian politicians. What we do not want to see is Latvian mistakes being brought to Brussels. When Latvia was joining the European Union, one of our hopes was to see our own public administration be more effective, citizen-oriented and European, not the other way round. It is our duty to keep European administration as a flagship example for all Member States. That is why Parliament ensures that they have the necessary resources to be able to meet their legal and contractual obligations and fulfil their mandate. I would like to express gratitude to rapporteur Mureșan, to the shadow rapporteurs for their support and collaboration, even though it is sometimes challenging to find an agreement in our ranks. I admit this was not the case on the estimates of Parliament. We were quick to achieve agreement and unity through a broad majority. Dear Commissioner, Secretary of State, I am confident that the same spirit will inspire the forthcoming trilogues and conciliation, and that we will be able to find compromises on the estimates of our institutions in a fair and constructive way, and will be able to deal with the financial burden or, if needed, to reshape this burden.
Debate: Schengen area: digitalisation of the visa procedure - Schengen area: amending the Visa Sticker Regulation
Date: TUESDAY, 17 OCTOBER 2023
Speaker: Dimitrios Papadimoulis
Country: France
Language: EL

Το επόμενο σημείο στην ημερήσια διάταξη αφορά την κοινή συζήτηση σχετικά με τον χώρο Σένγκεν, επί: -της έκθεσης του Matjaž Nemec, εξ ονόματος της Επιτροπής Πολιτικών Ελευθεριών, Δικαιοσύνης και Εσωτερικών Υποθέσεων, σχετικά με την πρόταση κανονισμού του Ευρωπαϊκού Κοινοβουλίου και του Συμβουλίου για την τροποποίηση των κανονισμών (ΕΚ) αριθ. 767/2008, (ΕΚ) αριθ. 810/2009 και (ΕΕ) 2017/2226 του Ευρωπαϊκού Κοινοβουλίου και του Συμβουλίου, των κανονισμών (ΕΚ) αριθ. 1683/95, (ΕΚ) αριθ. 333/2002, (ΕΚ) αριθ. 693/2003 και (ΕΚ) αριθ. 694/2003 του Συμβουλίου και της σύμβασης εφαρμογής της συμφωνίας του Σένγκεν, όσον αφορά την ψηφιοποίηση της διαδικασίας χορήγησης θεωρήσεων ( -της έκθεσης του Matjaž Nemec, εξ ονόματος της Επιτροπής Πολιτικών Ελευθεριών, Δικαιοσύνης και Εσωτερικών Υποθέσεων, σχετικά με την πρόταση κανονισμού του Ευρωπαϊκού Κοινοβουλίου και του Συμβουλίου για την τροποποίηση του κανονισμού (ΕΚ) αριθ. 1683/95 του Συμβουλίου, όσον αφορά την ψηφιοποίηση της διαδικασίας χορήγησης θεωρήσεων (
Debate: Schengen area: digitalisation of the visa procedure - Schengen area: amending the Visa Sticker Regulation
Date: TUESDAY, 17 OCTOBER 2023
Speaker: Emil Radev
Political group: PPE
Country: Austria
Language: BG

С новите дигитални процедури за издаване на виза процесът ще се ускори и ще стане по-удобен и евтин както за кандидатите за виза, така и за държавите членки, които проверяват и обработват молбите. Нещо повече – новата дигитална виза ще е много по-сигурна, тъй като ще намали риска от измами и фалшификации. Чрез нея проверките по границите ще се улеснят многократно. Заедно с това ще бъде създадена и изцяло нова единна електронна визова платформа за кандидатстване. По този начин ще се избегнат дълги и скъпи пътувания до съседни държави за подаване на документи. Ще се спестят време и пари, ще се облекчи и работата на служителите в консулствата.  Вече 12 години България и Румъния чакат да бъдат приети в Шенген. Цели два мандата и половина на Европейския парламент и ние, българските евродепутати, и румънските ни колеги сме доказвали многократно, че покриваме всички технически критерии. Настоятелните ни призиви за присъединяване стъпват върху безспорни факти, върху проверки и мисии на място, приключени доклади по мониторинг и оценка. И макар че днес все още не сме пълноправни членове на Шенген, то благодарение на това досие ние също ще можем да издаваме електронни шенгенски визи. Приемам това като поредното доказателство, че мястото на България и Румъния е в клуба на държавите без вътрешни гранични проверки.  Живеем в много турбулентни времена. През последните дни сме свидетели на ужасяващ военен конфликт в Близкия изток, а снощи стрелба разтърси и Брюксел. Затова повече от всякога се нуждаем от сигурност и стабилност, от затегнат контрол по външните ни граници. Сега повече от всякога трябва да бъдем единни в усилията си за опазване на външните граници на Европейския съюз и това досие ще помогне това да стане и да пазим по-добре границите си.
Debate: Schengen area: digitalisation of the visa procedure - Schengen area: amending the Visa Sticker Regulation
Date: TUESDAY, 17 OCTOBER 2023
Speaker: Juan Fernando López Aguilar
Political group: S-D
Country: Germany
Language: ES

Y ahora estamos conectando nada menos que el acervo de Schengen, que integra a 500 millones de personas que se mueven libremente en un espacio sin fronteras interiores, con una competencia que también fue durante mucho tiempo distintiva de los Estados miembros y que dejó de serlo cuando entró en vigor el Tratado de Lisboa con la Carta de los Derechos Fundamentales la Unión Europea: la competencia sobre visados; es decir, la autorización para entrar en ese espacio de libre circulación. Resulta que, del mismo modo que hemos puesto en vigor desde el Parlamento Europeo un Código de Fronteras Schengen y un Código de Gobernanza Schengen, actualizándolo recientemente, también hay un Código Europeo de Visados — para el que por cierto fui ponente— con un anexo que señala aquellos terceros Estados que están exentos del requisito de visado sobre condiciones de reciprocidad para que sus ciudadanos puedan entrar en la Unión Europea de la misma manera que los nuestros circulan libremente por el mundo. Ahora estamos dándole a la política y a la legislación europea sobre visados una herramienta decisiva porque estamos simplificando, modernizando, unificando y armonizando las condiciones para la expedición de visados. Y, al mismo tiempo, estamos reduciendo los niveles de fraude posible porque los estamos digitalizando, porque estamos poniendo una herramienta digital avanzada, cuya base de datos gestionará la agencia europea especializada, la eu-LISA, con sede en Tallin. Por tanto, es un gran paso —incluso de gigante— en esa armonización europea de la política de visados, de modo que podamos compartir la identificación biométrica actualizada y digitalizada de todas las personas que entran por las fronteras de la Unión, para así reducir los niveles de fraude e incrementar los niveles de seguridad jurídica. No hemos hecho el trabajo completo porque queríamos aprovechar la ocasión para, por fin, mandatar a los Estados miembros a incorporar el visado humanitario que reduzca la inmigración irregular,  Hemos perdido la ocasión porque el Consejo lo impide, pero no cejaremos en nuestro empeño porque tiene que ver también, efectivamente, con el cambio de mirada que se requiere por parte de toda la Unión Europea hacia la migración regular. Las personas que desean ingresar en la Unión Europea por propósitos legítimos de trabajo deben poder disfrutar también de la libre circulación.
Debate: Schengen area: digitalisation of the visa procedure - Schengen area: amending the Visa Sticker Regulation
Date: TUESDAY, 17 OCTOBER 2023
Speaker: Erik Marquardt
Political group: Verts/ALE
Country: France
Language: DE

Ich hoffe auch, dass sich die Mitgliedstaaten, die da noch zögerlich sind, darauf besinnen, dass Bulgarien und Rumänien schon längst Teil der Schengen-Familie sind. Und besonders, wenn man einen besseren rechtsstaatlichen Schutz der Außengrenzen will, dann ist es doch völlig absurd, dass Bulgarien und Rumänien noch Grenzbeamte brauchen, die die Binnengrenzen kontrollieren, anstatt dass sie da rechtsstaatlich und menschenrechtskonform an den Außengrenzen aktiv werden können. Ich glaube, die Visa-Digitalisierung, über die wir heute reden, ist ein riesiger Schritt. Sie spart den Menschen aus 104 Ländern – und das muss man sich bewusst machen: 104 Länder haben nicht das Privileg, das wir haben, einfach visumfrei durch den Schengen-Raum zu reisen – Zeit und Geld, sie entlastet die Auslandsvertretungen und sorgt dafür, dass Engpässe bei den Auslandsvertretungen dann eben nicht mehr auftreten. Ich glaube, das ist ein sehr, sehr wichtiger Schritt. Wir sollten diesen Erfolg wirklich gemeinsam feiern, dass wir den Schengen-Raum so fit für die Zukunft machen. Auf der anderen Seite glaube ich auch, dass es wichtig ist, die Mitgliedstaaten daran zu erinnern – und das war bei den Verhandlungen wieder sichtbar –, dass sie nicht immer versprechen dürfen, legale Fluchtwege zu schaffen. Mit der Einführung eines humanitären Visums hätten sie die Möglichkeit, besonders Gefährdete legal und sicher nach Europa zu bringen. Leider haben sie sich dem verweigert. Und ich hoffe, dass wir in der Zukunft bei der Schaffung legaler Migrationswege erfolgreicher sind, die dann auch irreguläre Migration beseitigen können. Ich danke noch mal den Schattenberichterstattern und auch dem Berichterstatter für die gute Zusammenarbeit und freue mich, dass wir das so gut hinbekommen haben.
Debate: Schengen area: digitalisation of the visa procedure - Schengen area: amending the Visa Sticker Regulation
Date: TUESDAY, 17 OCTOBER 2023
Speaker: Angel Dzhambazki
Political group: ECR
Country: Germany
Language: BG

И повечето колеги го споменават, но само като констатация и само като факт. Значи българските и румънските шофьори продължават да висят по границите – апропо те Ви плащат заплатите, г-н Комисар, както и вашите, умно гледащи ме колеги. А всеки един нелегал, който няма право да бъде в Европейския съюз и е трябвало да бъде екстрадиран, спокойно се разхожда в Брюксел и чака момента, в който ще хване автомата и ще избива европейски граждани. Как така се случва, че България и Румъния стоят отвън, въпреки че са изпълнени всички условия, а нелегалите с подкрепата на левицата тук са в Европейския съюз и правят каквото си искат. За да се случи това нещо, г-н Комисар, трябва да стане следното нещо: трябва да има здрава външна граница и България и Румъния да бъдат вътре. Иначе приказки за визи, за електронни, по есемеси, по каквото искате – това са хубави неща. Само че са малко „Приказки от шипковия храст“. А реалният живот е тук в момента и в този реален живот България и Румъния плащат заради икономическите интереси на Холандия. А пък нелегалите, както казах, не са екстрадирани, седят си в Европейския съюз, чакат си да им дойде времето и да направят някоя голяма беля.
Debate: Schengen area: digitalisation of the visa procedure - Schengen area: amending the Visa Sticker Regulation
Date: TUESDAY, 17 OCTOBER 2023
Speaker: Jean-Lin Lacapelle
Political group: ID
Country: Germany
Language: FR

À l’heure où la France vient, une fois de plus, d’être frappée par la barbarie islamiste, j’ai en mémoire les attentats de 2015, perpétrés par des tueurs venus de Belgique qui avaient pleinement profité de l’idéologie des frontières ouvertes. Quant aux frontières extérieures de l’Union européenne, censées compenser la suppression des frontières intérieures, le principe qui y règne est le droit d’entrée, et les expulsions ne sont même plus l’exception, elles sont l’exemption.  À tout cela la seule réponse de l’Union européenne est la fuite en avant et la légalisation hâtive de flux d’immigration toujours plus énormes, sans souci des conséquences. Combien de tueurs islamistes dans les vagues de clandestins accueillies à bras ouverts à Lampedusa et ailleurs, avec le soutien des ONG complices des passeurs? Combien de victimes parmi ces prétendus demandeurs d’asile, dont les demandes sont infondées à 75 %, comme celle du Tunisien Abdesalem Lassoued, qui vient d’assassiner hier soir deux personnes à Bruxelles?  Voilà les défaillances du système de Schengen, et l’Union européenne ne veut pas les combler, mais seulement défendre la logique immigrationniste qui les inspire.
Debate: Schengen area: digitalisation of the visa procedure - Schengen area: amending the Visa Sticker Regulation
Date: TUESDAY, 17 OCTOBER 2023
Speaker: Balázs Hidvéghi
Political group: NI
Country: France
Language: EN

Mr President, dear colleagues, every proposal that makes the Schengen Zone function better, like the visa system now, should be supported, of course, but this technical detail will not solve the real problem that we should be talking about in this Parliament today. And that is the deadly danger for Europeans posed by illegal mass migration. Just during the past few days, we heard from France that a teacher was stabbed to death by an illegal migrant in front of the students. And yesterday, in Brussels, another migrant massacred two people using a Kalashnikov. Now, both acts were committed by Islamist migrants. Both should never have entered Europe in the first place, or should have left Europe already. And in both cases, the authorities were unable to protect Europeans from these men. Now, how many more innocent Europeans have to die for you to wake up? How many more deaths are necessary for the migration fanatics in this House to finally understand that Europe is being destroyed in front of our eyes right now? Europe should say an absolute no to migration, and European politicians should defend the European people and the European way of life instead of creating this nightmare for our continent.
Debate: Schengen area: digitalisation of the visa procedure - Schengen area: amending the Visa Sticker Regulation
Date: TUESDAY, 17 OCTOBER 2023
Speaker: Paulo Rangel
Political group: PPE
Country: Germany
Language: PT

Senhor Presidente, Senhor Vice—Presidente, uma vez mais, temos uma reforma de Schengen que visa, com a digitalização e a modernização, tornar mais seguro e menos vulnerável o nosso sistema de vistos. Como relator anterior para o sistema de informação sobre vistos, só posso congratular—me com isto e, essencialmente, ver que há aqui já passos para tentar evitar aquilo que, recentemente, aconteceu na Polónia. Este novo regime permite um processo mais eficiente, menos custoso, evitando longas esperas por falta de recursos administrativos. Mas atenção! É necessário que não aconteça a esta legislação aquilo que aconteceu ao ETIAS e ao sistema de entradas e saídas, que ainda está à espera de entrar em vigor. Devo dizer que, para termos um espaço Schengen verdadeiramente coeso, precisamos também de reformas políticas: acabar o  E, finalmente, temos que criar condições - e estou a trabalhar nisso, por exemplo, no relatório Prüm - para que as polícias possam trocar informação e nós, cidadãos do espaço Schengen, desse amplo espaço, possamos circular em segurança, possamos circular com liberdade.
Debate: Schengen area: digitalisation of the visa procedure - Schengen area: amending the Visa Sticker Regulation
Date: TUESDAY, 17 OCTOBER 2023
Speaker: Łukasz Kohut
Political group: S-D
Country: Poland
Language: PL

Panie Przewodniczący! Panie Komisarzu ! Suweren przemówił: w wyborach o najwyższej frekwencji od 30 lat mieszkańcy Polski opowiedzieli się przeciwko handlowaniu wizami i przeciwko pisowskim przekrętom. Teraz nadchodzi czas rozliczeń i z tego miejsca obiecuję każdemu obywatelowi i każdej obywatelce, że winni zostaną ukarani. PiS odpowie za zło. PiS poniesie odpowiedzialność za ostatnie 8 lat. Każdy, kto był umoczony w aferę wizową, zostanie rozliczony. Święte krowy i nadzwyczajne kasty się skończyły. Wawrzyk, Rau i wielu, wielu, wielu innych. Nadchodzi czas Polski, w której będą obowiązywać europejskie standardy i transparentne procedury, w szczególności w polityce wizowej, w której profesjonalizacja i cyfryzacja są absolutnie niezbędne.