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Debate: Conclusions of the European Council meeting of  December
Date: WEDNESDAY, 18 JANUARY 2023
Speaker: Marc Angel
Political group: S-D
Country: Luxembourg
Language: EN

While we support the European Council’s efforts to safeguard Europe’s industrial and also technological base, we urge the European Council not to neglect strong measures for households to bring the bills down. The Socialists and Democrats believe that especially our vulnerable citizens must be protected from getting their electricity and their gas disconnected. No one should have to live in a cold home in the midst of this winter. More broadly, we need to strengthen European fiscal capacity, support employment and equality, as well as to facilitate investment to accelerate the just transition. Better working conditions for platform workers, a strengthened framework for fair taxation and an economic governance that foresees a permanent fiscal capacity inspired by Next Generation EU will support social and economic progress. We expect the Council to work on these files with urgency and with determination. ‘ And now more than ever, it is crucial that we remain all united in our unprecedented support to Ukraine. We should push for qualified majority voting in foreign policy decisions to respond to Putin’s attempt to undermine our unity. Russia’s disinformation campaigns and attempts to interfere with our democratic systems, as well as the corruption allegations, show that we need vigorously to defend our democracies from external threats and we welcome the proposed joint actions. We must equally stand firmly behind a European perspective for Ukraine, for Georgia, and for the Republic of Moldova. In the Western Balkans we must accelerate the enlargement process and we must prove our credibility. We therefore welcome the decision to grant candidate status to Bosnia and Herzegovina. Further, we would like to reiterate that for the Socialists and Democrats, the rule of law is not negotiable. We deplore the practice of some Member States that threaten to deploy vetoes on essential files to achieve a softer approach on the rule of law, and for my political group, it is also very crucial to uphold our core values when it comes to migration. We reject the narratives of fear, and we want to finally advance on finding sustainable solutions based on solidarity and the individual right of asylum. Madam President, this Parliament and our Union must remain strong and we must remain united to face all these challenges.
Debate: Conclusions of the European Council meeting of  December
Date: WEDNESDAY, 18 JANUARY 2023
Speaker: Marco Zanni
Political group: ID
Country: Portugal
Language: IT

Ma ha anche posto le basi importanti per quelle che sono le priorità politiche per il 2023, che deve essere un anno di rinascita dopo tanta sofferenza. E le priorità politiche di queste istituzioni devono focalizzarsi principalmente su tre grandi temi che definiranno il futuro dei paesi europei e delle istituzioni europee nei prossimi 20, 30, 40 anni: l'energia, l'economia e la regolamentazione dei flussi migratori.  Accogliamo con piacere il fatto che in quella riunione si siano poste le basi per un incontro a febbraio, che verterà sui temi della sicurezza e dell'immigrazione, e spero che nel 2023 e che in questo incontro si pongano le basi per un approccio differente rispetto al passato su questo tema, che si deve focalizzare sulla riduzione delle partenze e sulla protezione delle frontiere esterne. Solo riducendo le partenze ridurremo le morti in mare e convinceremo su numeri più ridotti tutti i paesi europei a parlare di redistribuzione.  Per quanto riguarda il tema energetico, che è quello più caldo, condivido parzialmente quanto detto dalla Presidente Van der Leyen: è vero che in questi mesi, con difficoltà, l'Unione europea si è mossa, ma forse il risultato e la condizione meno peggiore di quello che ci aspettavamo in questo inverno non è dettata tanto dall'efficienza delle misure messe in campo, ma piuttosto da condizioni esogene e favorevoli, non dipendenti da questo.  Questo deve essere un motivo per spronarci a lavorare in maniera più concreta su due direttrici: uno, quello dell'autonomia energetica, che è ancora lontana dall'essere raggiunta, e due, quello sulla valutazione di una transizione verde, che deve essere però pragmatica e non ideologica.  E anche per quanto riguarda la Russia, è vero che le misure sono state abbastanza efficienti, ma è altrettanto vero che i prodotti energetici russi, aggirando le sanzioni, continuano ad arrivare in maniera importante anche in Europa. Quindi su questo ci aspettiamo molto di più. L'ultimo tema, ne ha parlato a Davos, è quello dell'economia. L' I dati sono preoccupanti sugli aiuti di Stato. Nell'ultimo anno delle centinaia di miliardi di schemi approvati dalla Commissione, l'80 % ha riguardato le due più grandi economie dell'Europa e più del 50 % la più grande. Così il mercato interno è in pericolo. Ci aspettiamo azioni concrete e su questo giudicheremo anche l'azione delle istituzioni europee nel 2023.
Debate: Conclusions of the European Council meeting of  December
Date: WEDNESDAY, 18 JANUARY 2023
Speaker: Beata Szydło
Political group: ECR
Country: Netherlands
Language: PL

Dobrą informacją jest również refleksja – bardzo późna, ale jednak refleksja – że jeżeli Europa chce być bezpieczna, musi mieć możliwości obrony. Konieczna jest więc ścisła współpraca z NATO i wreszcie odbudowa naszego przemysłu obronnego, bo to, co stało się w wielu krajach członkowskich, praktycznie oznacza rozbrojenie. Dzisiaj już widać, że to były błędy.  Muszę też powiedzieć o czymś, czego nie ma w tych konkluzjach, a co powinno się w nich znaleźć. Dzisiaj Unia Europejska, wszystkie instytucje europejskie, wszystkie organy Unii Europejskiej stanęły w obliczu ogromnego kryzysu korupcyjnego. I nie można tego przemilczeć, Szanowni Państwo, gdyż jeżeli chcemy mówić o podejmowaniu decyzji o przyszłości, jeżeli chcemy mówić o transformacji energetycznej, jeżeli chcemy mówić o tym, że decyzje, które zapadają w organach i w instytucjach europejskich, mają być wiarygodne, to powinniśmy przede wszystkim w tej chwili zrobić wszystko, żeby oczyścić Unię Europejską z tego skandalu korupcyjnego, wyjaśnić wszystkie kwestie i nie dać więcej podstaw do tego, że gdy w Unii Europejskiej mówi się o praworządności, to wielu z nas ma poczucie, że mówi się wyłącznie o praworządności w wielu krajach europejskich, które praworządności nie łamią, tylko dlatego, żeby przykryć afery i łamanie praworządności tutaj, w Unii Europejskiej.
Debate: Conclusions of the European Council meeting of  December
Date: WEDNESDAY, 18 JANUARY 2023
Speaker: Chris MacManus
Political group: The Left
Country: Austria
Language: EN

As always, solidarity with the people of Ukraine must be our watchword, and to join with your words a couple of minutes ago, Madam President, I too – as with all colleagues, I’m sure – join in sharing those words of sympathy with regard to what has happened over the last number of hours.  Solidarity should also be a requirement with our most vulnerable. This solidarity cannot be just one—off actions. These must last as long as is needed through the winter and beyond, and they must be substantive and worthwhile. The EU and the Irish Government have taken some steps and actions, but there remains an ideological block in place that means a commitment to a certain economic model and the market, which often clouds judgements and prevents real and immediate action to help families and workers. We need only to look at the time wasted in setting a cap on runaway gas prices to see how real solidarity is subject to a veto by abstract right—wing ideology. My own government must act before we have a mortgage crisis as mortgage rates follow the ECB’s lead. In Ireland, this comes on top of the disastrous rental market situation, and only this week new research showed the wealthiest 1% of Irish society owns over a quarter of the country’s wealth. This creates understandable anger. A tiny percentage are attempting to direct this anger towards some of the most vulnerable refugees and asylum seekers. Their agenda is hateful and will be rejected by communities from across Ireland. So we need to see real solidarity: rent freezes; pay rises; a ban on energy disconnections; concrete economic and social support for all workers and families. This is the way through this crisis. Solidarity with our most vulnerable who struggle to put food on the table or heat the home, or those in difficulty maintaining a roof over their heads and for all who seek refuge at this time.  My message to the Council is to drop the excuses and commit to long—term solidarity in actions, not just words.
Debate: Conclusions of the European Council meeting of  December
Date: WEDNESDAY, 18 JANUARY 2023
Speaker: Mario Furore
Political group: NI
Country: Spain
Language: IT

Signora Presidente, Commissari, onorevoli colleghi, sull'attuale crisi energetica, come Movimento 5 Stelle avremmo preferito più coraggio e più ambizione da parte di questa Unione.  Il tetto al prezzo del gas è difficilmente realizzabile e mancano gli investimenti necessari per sostituire il gas con un mix di politiche basate sulle rinnovabili e il risparmio energetico. Non basta sostituire il gas russo con quello del Qatar o dell'Algeria, regimi che peraltro non sono pienamente democratici. Questo per dire che poi tutto va bene, perché invece alla prima crisi saranno i cittadini e le imprese a pagarne il conto.  Presidente, Next Generation EU è stato un successo, ve lo riconosciamo, ce lo riconosciamo, in un periodo difficile come quello della pandemia, abbiamo garantito coesione sociale e rilanciato gli investimenti nei settori chiave come la transizione verde e l'innovazione tecnologica.  È evidente che la riforma degli aiuti di Stato non basta, serve un nuovo  Al prossimo Consiglio europeo pensiamo a costruire l'Europa del futuro, più forte, più verde, più giusta.
Debate: Conclusions of the European Council meeting of  December
Date: WEDNESDAY, 18 JANUARY 2023
Speaker: Paulo Rangel
Political group: PPE
Country: Germany
Language: EN

Madam President, happy birthday! President of the European Council, Vice-President of the Commission, first I would like naturally to show our deepest concern with the news that we receive from Ukraine and Kyiv. Then let me say that I would like to congratulate again Croatia for joining Schengen. However, two Member States, Bulgaria and Romania, were left out, and a major injustice occurred. It is highly regrettable that the European Council was not able to overcome politically this huge mistake of 8 December. This is inexcusable and we call on the Swedish Presidency to do their utmost to turn this injustice around. Then I would like also to congratulate the decision on Bosnia and Herzegovina, to grant to this country the candidate status, and we look forward to cooperate with them in this European path. Em dezembro, o Conselho instou a Comissão a apresentar uma estratégia para a indústria europeia e para impulsionar as nossas economias. Ontem, a Presidente Von der Leyen apresentou o plano da Comissão.  Todos concordamos que os Estados Unidos não são os nossos inimigos, são parceiros e aliados, e por isso devemos trabalhar em conjunto para alcançar uma concorrência equitativa e leal, para ter um  E por isso termino deixando uma pergunta à Comissão Europeia: será que os subsídios que a Alemanha ou a França estão dispostas agora a gastar com as suas empresas não põem em causa o  O que vai fazer a Comissão e o que farão os governos, e nomeadamente o Governo português, para evitar que milhões de pequenas e médias empresas dos pequenos e médios Estados europeus sejam prejudicadas por estas medidas discriminatórias?
Debate: Conclusions of the European Council meeting of  December
Date: WEDNESDAY, 18 JANUARY 2023
Speaker: Gabriele Bischoff
Political group: S-D
Country: France
Language: DE

Frau Präsidentin! Herzlichen Glückwunsch zum Geburtstag auch von meiner Seite. Sechs von zehn Europäerinnen und Europäern sind zufrieden mit der Zusammenarbeit der Mitgliedstaaten, wenn es darum geht, die sozialen und wirtschaftlichen Folgen des Krieges zu adressieren. Das ist auf der einen Seite gut, aber es zeigt auch, dass da noch Luft nach oben ist und dass alles damit steht und fällt, dass wir den Bürgerinnen und Bürgern das Vertrauen geben, dass Europa in der Lage ist, diese Herausforderungen zu bewältigen. Und in der Tat: Wir haben Inflation, und die Kaufkraft ist bedroht, was viele Menschen in Europa besorgt. Die hohen Rohstoffpreise stellen unsere Unternehmen vor große Herausforderungen. Und deshalb reicht es nicht, nur über Wettbewerbsfähigkeit zu reden, sondern wir reden, wenn wir über Wettbewerbsfähigkeit reden, auch immer über Arbeitsplätze in Europa. Und in der Tat, es ist extrem wichtig, dass wir die wirtschaftliche und industrielle Basis sichern, umso mehr, als wir den  Und deshalb bitte ich nicht nur um die alte Leier, sondern dass wir wirklich neue Konzepte entwickeln hier, um das Vertrauen zu geben. Und erlauben Sie mir einen letzten Satz auch zum Iran: Die iranischen Revolutionsgarden müssen auf die EU-Sanktionsliste gesetzt werden. Das ist ganz klar, und das ist überfällig.
Debate: Conclusions of the European Council meeting of  December
Date: WEDNESDAY, 18 JANUARY 2023
Speaker: Jordi Solé
Political group: Verts/ALE
Country: Bulgaria
Language: EN

Madam President, the ongoing energy crisis, inflation, the American Inflation Reduction Act – all this is casting a large shadow over our economies. But it also is offering us an opportunity, which is to provide for a common European response. We have already seen that when the EU opts for common solutions at European level, it yields positive results. Take, for instance, the NextGenerationEU and the impact that the RRF has and is having in dodging a prolonged economic downturn, or hopefully in keeping the EU on the path of economic growth. If we leave the answer only in the hands of each Member State we know what happens. The gap will increase, according, amongst others, to the capacity of those with greater fiscal firepower, to offer subsidies to their citizens and companies. We need now to mobilise new resources to accompany European industries in the much—needed green transition to improve their capacity to compete internationally against other massive state aid schemes or against the lack of a level playing field. Therefore I hope that the Green Deal industrial plan that has been announced today has a strong pillar in European common financial resources.
Debate: Conclusions of the European Council meeting of  December
Date: WEDNESDAY, 18 JANUARY 2023
Speaker: Jordan Bardella
Political group: ID
Country: France
Language: FR

Madame la Présidente, Monsieur le Président du Conseil, il s’appelle Olivier, artisan-boulanger de la Marne, et ne se verse plus de salaire depuis des mois. Elle s’appelle Estelle, restauratrice dans le Vaucluse, et elle a pris la décision radicale de fermer son établissement. Ces témoignages, ces drames, parmi tant d’autres, sont ceux de milliers de chefs d’entreprise partout en Europe, boulangers, bouchers, artisans, restaurateurs, commerçants, submergés par l’explosion des factures d’énergie: des coûts multipliés par deux, trois, quatre, cinq, parfois dix et jusqu’à mettre la clé sous la porte. Leur exigence n’est pas d’être maintenus sous perfusion d’aides publiques, mais de pouvoir vivre de leur travail dans la dignité de ceux qui ont osé, risqué, entrepris pour bâtir une activité durable. Leur exigence est de payer leur énergie au prix juste, régulé, garanti par un État stratège qui protège ses intérêts économiques. Pour eux, vos subventions de dernière minute seront leur dette et leurs impôts de demain. Depuis plusieurs mois, votre refus de remettre en cause les règles du marché européen de l’énergie et notamment l’adossement artificiel des prix de l’électricité sur ceux du gaz, livre nos entreprises à la spéculation des prédateurs mondiaux. L’Espagne et le Portugal ont pourtant prouvé qu’il était possible de s’en affranchir. Ce qui est en jeu ici, ce n’est ni plus ni moins que l’existence même de cette France de l’initiative et de l’effort, de ces lieux de socialité, de partage, de convivialité, de production que sont nos bistrots, nos brasseries, nos petits commerces et nos ateliers, de nos savoir-faire et de notre patrimoine vivant, de cet art de vivre qui caractérise l’âme européenne. Ce mur de faillite, nous pouvons l’éviter. Ayez le courage de rompre avec le prêt-à-penser européiste lorsqu’il est un échec pour ces milliers de chefs d’entreprise. Leur société, c’est le travail de toute une vie, alors laissez-les vivre.
Debate: Conclusions of the European Council meeting of  December
Date: WEDNESDAY, 18 JANUARY 2023
Speaker: Nicola Procaccini
Political group: ECR
Country: Poland
Language: IT

Signora Presidente, onorevoli colleghi, è passato un tempo congruo dall'ultimo Consiglio europeo per valutare la decisione di porre finalmente un tetto al prezzo del gas, da cui dipende, come sappiamo, il prezzo di tutta l'energia elettrica. Ebbene, si è arrestata la speculazione sul mercato di Amsterdam e il prezzo del gas è crollato ieri a 51 euro e 40 centesimi per megawattora. Uno dei degli avversari più irriducibili del  No, non è stata la cosa giusta, è stata una scelta suicida che ha arricchito Putin, che è costata 200 miliardi di euro ai cittadini tedeschi, decine di miliardi di euro ai cittadini italiani e che ha causato atroci sofferenze alle imprese e alle famiglie di tutta l'Europa.
Debate: Conclusions of the European Council meeting of  December
Date: WEDNESDAY, 18 JANUARY 2023
Speaker: Kateřina Konečná
Political group: The Left
Country: Greece
Language: CS

Paní předsedající, nepřítomná předsedkyně Komise s námi vydržela přesně hodinu. Také to něco ukazuje o zájmu Komise o názory europoslanců. Děkuji, pane Micheli, že s námi vydržíte snad do konce. Jsem zděšena z toho, co tady slyším. Jestli si představujete podporu Ukrajiny tím, že tam dodáte více tanků, tak je mi z toho smutno. Další sankce, vojenská podpora, 3 miliardy EUR, které již byly uvolněny z peněz Evropanů na podporu Ukrajiny, ale nikdo neví, komu a k čemu slouží. To opravdu neumí Evropská rada a Komise nic jiného? To si ani na chvilku nepřipustí, že by třeba byly hybatelem a mírotvůrcem? Vzpomínáte vůbec, proč ESUO jako předchůdce Evropské unie vzniklo? Přeci proto, aby předcházelo válce. Na to už jste ale všichni zapomněli. Nakonec to vyřeší
Debate: Conclusions of the European Council meeting of  December
Date: WEDNESDAY, 18 JANUARY 2023
Speaker: Márton Gyöngyösi
Political group: NI
Country: Poland
Language: EN

Madam President, I wish you a happy birthday. Dear colleagues, the autonomy of universities was perhaps the first freedom to appear in the European civilisation, and it made Europe one of the world’s most developed regions over the centuries. It paved the path to the Renaissance, Enlightenment, the great discoveries, universal rights, democracy and indeed the nation—state. Today, the freedom of universities is trampled upon by the Orbán regime in Hungary when he puts pro-government politicians into the governing seats of universities. You all know our Fidesz-delegated fellow MEP, László Trócsányi. Did you know that he heads a university in Hungary despite being a party politician? It comes hence as no surprise that the Council, on the Commission’s proposal, banned most Hungarian universities from the Erasmus and Horizon programmes. But what I am asking you is not to punish Hungarian students and researchers, instead punish Orbán and his government, punish his cronies and impose the same kind of economic sanctions on them as you impose on the operators of Putin’s system. It is time to take action and protect our values.
Debate: Conclusions of the European Council meeting of  December
Date: WEDNESDAY, 18 JANUARY 2023
Speaker: Frances Fitzgerald
Political group: PPE
Country: Germany
Language: EN

Madam President, shocking news again today from Ukraine. Of course, our deepest sympathies. Last Saturday in Europe, a pregnant woman and her husband were slaughtered, along with so many others, as the bombs rained over Dnipro. Madam President, as she said: a yellow kitchen, a sad reminder of lives lost and lives destroyed. As we approach the one-year anniversary of this dreadful war, it should strengthen our resolve and support for Ukraine and its people. As we see from the Commission, and indeed from the Council, that is the direction we have to go. This is a defence of the global order. It is a defence of democracy. We must also make sure that the sanctions are monitored and implemented in an ongoing way. In relation to energy policy, we are making good progress, but we must protect the most vulnerable. This year will also mark 25 years of the Good Friday Agreement, which ended another serious conflict. That agreement laid the foundations for a new start and a peaceful future in Northern Ireland. We do not want this to be put in jeopardy. Commissioner, I want to thank you for your very serious, committed and patient work and for the ongoing discussions between the European Commission and the UK Government on the operation of the Northern Ireland Protocol. As we approach the anniversary, let us work towards an agreement and embed a hard-won peace for all our future generations.
Debate: Conclusions of the European Council meeting of  December
Date: WEDNESDAY, 18 JANUARY 2023
Speaker: Pedro Marques
Political group: S-D
Country: Czechia
Language: PT

Senhora Presidente, Presidente do Conselho, Comissão, ao longo do ano de 2022, os europeus apoiaram de forma intransigente os ucranianos. Hoje, que alguns dos seus principais responsáveis, mas também tantos outros, incluindo muitas crianças, perderam a vida, renovamos esse apoio. Mas, ao longo de 2022, também nós defendemos, socialistas e democráticos, não só o apoio aos ucranianos, mas o apoio aos europeus que sofreram com o aumento do custo de vida aqui na Europa. Conseguimos no final do ano algumas vitórias importantes: a tributação sobre os lucros extraordinários, o programa CARE para apoiar as famílias mais vulneráveis a esta crise. Valeu a pena lutar.  Queremos ação legislativa nesse sentido e pedimos à Comissão Europeia que priorize as famílias europeias, como foi capaz de o fazer relativamente às empresas, na proposta que hoje aqui nos foi trazida.
Debate: Conclusions of the European Council meeting of  December
Date: WEDNESDAY, 18 JANUARY 2023
Speaker: Jan Zahradil
Political group: ECR
Country: Germany
Language: CS

Paní předsedající, dovolte mi, abych využil tohoto bodu ke krátkému zhodnocení českého předsednictví v Radě, protože to byla poslední Rada za českého předsednictví. Dovolte mi říci, že české předsednictví, a doufám, že se na tom všichni shodneme, bylo předsednictvím úspěšným. Že se Česká republika ukázala jako trpělivý vyjednavač kompromisů, jako hledač konsensu, jako facilitátor, ne jako země, která by prosazovala své vlastní zájmy za každou cenu. A tak to má samozřejmě být. České předsednictví se zabývalo konkrétními problémy. Vyhnulo se pastem různých ideologických řešení, např. na změnu Smluv nebo fungování institucí, která vzešla z Konference o budoucnosti Evropy. Na závěr mi dovolte připomenout také to, že to bylo poprvé, kdy v čele vlády předsednické země stál premiér z mojí politické skupiny, ze skupiny Evropských konzervativců a reformistů. Doufám, že už zde v Evropském parlamentu nebudou vzhledem k dobrým výsledkům toho předsednictví zaznívat zejména z levé strany spektra různé trapné poznámky o antievropanech nebo krajní pravici.