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Debate: Suspicions of corruption from Qatar and the broader need for transparency and accountability in the European institutions
Date: THURSDAY, 15 DECEMBER 2022
Speaker: Mick Wallace
Political group: The Left
Country: Germany
Language: EN

Madam President, everyone is horrified that money in bags was transferred to at least one MEP. I often wonder what planet you all live on. There’s over 12 000 companies registered in Belgium as lobbyists. Now, if we put an average of five persons per company, that’s about 60 000 lobbyists. What do you think they do? What do they do for a living? They lobby. They try to have influence over politicians, over public servants, so that decisions are made that suit their agenda. And if you think that the money related to this scandal around Qatar is an exception, I’d ask you to think again. This has been going on for a long time and it’s nothing new. And there’s a lot of other aspects of what goes on in this House that should be investigated, but probably won’t be.
Debate: Suspicions of corruption from Qatar and the broader need for transparency and accountability in the European institutions
Date: THURSDAY, 15 DECEMBER 2022
Speaker: Clare Daly
Political group: The Left
Country: France
Language: EN

Madam President, I voted for the resolution. Qatar’s human rights record, whitewashed in exchange for bags of cash, is pretty scandalous. But it was also scandalous to see the LIBE Committee vote to give Qatar visas for Qatari oil, whitewashing their human rights record – two sides of the same coin.  The resolution isn’t bad, but it could be a lot better. It feels to me that we had the opportunity to really look corruption and undue influence squarely in the eye and do something about it. But we didn’t. There are actually some 48 000 lobbyists in Brussels seeking to influence EU institutions. The nearly 12 000 organisations on the EU lobby register have a combined annual lobbying budget of EUR 1.8 billion.  European defence policy has literally been written by these individuals. But instead of confronting that, the resolution dodges the question and talks solely about foreign interference. Interference is interference. Corruption is corruption. It’s all rotten. It doesn’t matter where it comes from. The influence of European money is also corrupting, and it’s about time we tackled all of it.
Debate: Suspicions of corruption from Qatar and the broader need for transparency and accountability in the European institutions
Date: THURSDAY, 15 DECEMBER 2022
Speaker: Angel Dzhambazki
Political group: ECR
Country: Germany
Language: BG

Г-жо Председател, гласувах за тази резолюция, защото разкриването на този корупционен кръг, на тази коалиция, катарска корупция в средите на социалисти, демократи и на другите леви е истински скандал в Европейския парламент. Години наред слушаме обвинения за това как някакви много десни, крайно десни били взимали пари някъде извън ЕС, за да работят срещу него. Какво се оказа? Оказа се, че в средите на най-гласовитите борци срещу корупцията „крадецът е викал дръжте крадеца“. Оказа се, че истинската корупция е в тази партия, в тази група, която уж трябва да защитава правата на работниците и на трудещите се.  Това е огромно лицемерие, огромен скандал и огромна щета за Европейския парламент и за тези, които твърдяха, че са много некорумпирани, много чисти, много бели, много такива, недокоснати от вредните влияния. Обаче не трябва да спираме дотук. Трябва да бъде проверена тази група и другите подобни за това как и защо гласува подозрително по отношение, например, на пакета „Мобилност“ или на влияние на други, трети страни, като да речем, Република Северна Македония. Това също е много важно и трябва да се провери, защото мисля, че и там ще излязат много опасни неща.
Debate: Suspicions of corruption from Qatar and the broader need for transparency and accountability in the European institutions
Date: THURSDAY, 15 DECEMBER 2022
Speaker: Stanislav Polčák
Political group: PPE
Country: Czechia
Language: CS

Paní předsedající, já nemusím nic měnit na svém projevu, který jsem zde v tomto sále mohl pronést 21. listopadu, kdy se projednávala otázka vztahů s Katarem. Samozřejmě, že tento skandál dopadá velmi negativně na důvěru občanů v Unii jako takovou, v instituce a samozřejmě také otřásá našimi vztahy s třetími zeměmi. Je to mimořádný skandál.  Bohužel já jsem o této rezoluci dnes nemohl hlasovat, protože jsem to v důsledku počasí nestihl. Nemohu se tudíž ani meritorně vyjádřit k tomuto hlasování. Samozřejmě bych podpořil tento návrh rezoluce.  Tak se alespoň omezím na to, že Vám všem přeji hezké Vánoce.
Debate: years after Holodomor: Recognising the mass killing through starvation as genocide
Date: THURSDAY, 15 DECEMBER 2022
Speaker: Seán Kelly
Political group: PPE
Country: Greece
Language: EN

As Putin wages his war of aggression against Ukraine and pursues a revisionist historical narrative aimed at disproving Ukraine’s independence from Russia, it is essential that this Chamber acknowledge the suffering of those in the Holodomor. In my own country, the Irish Seanad recently recognised the Holodomor as an act of genocide.  Words matter, and this acknowledgement is particularly important for the survivors of Holodomor and the families and relatives of the victims, as Ukrainians witnessed – once again – Russian brutality and violence against their country.
Debate: years after Holodomor: Recognising the mass killing through starvation as genocide
Date: THURSDAY, 15 DECEMBER 2022
Speaker: Vlad-Marius Botoş
Political group: Renew
Country: Germany
Language: RO

Doamna președintă, trebuie să recunoaștem și să ne cunoaștem istoria pentru a nu o repeta. Este dificil pentru mulți dintre noi să ne imaginăm cum poți să dorești distrugerea unui popor întreg. Holodomorul a fost real. Au murit milioane de ucraineni, în timp ce grâul lor era exportat de regimul sovietic. Foametea din 1932-1933, creată în mod artificial, a fost de fapt o armă în mâinile Moscovei pentru a-și urmări obiectivele în ceea ce privește colectivizarea. Am votat această rezoluție pentru că este momentul să facem dreptate, să numim acele evenimente ceea ce au fost ele: un genocid. Sunt ferm convins că nu ar trebui să ne oprim aici cu cercetarea istoriei în statele de dincolo de Cortina de Fier, că trebuie să vedem și celelalte atrocități comise de Stalin și de regimurile comuniste din Europa de Est, deportările, gulagul siberian, exterminarea intelectualității din țările noastre, din Europa de Est. Este momentul să începem să scoatem adevărul la lumină.
Debate: years after Holodomor: Recognising the mass killing through starvation as genocide
Date: THURSDAY, 15 DECEMBER 2022
Speaker: Angel Dzhambazki
Political group: ECR
Country: Germany
Language: BG

Г-жо Председател, гладоморът е престъпление срещу човечеството. Всъщност гладоморите са няколко, срещу украинската държава и народ те са поне два и са придружени от още престъпления на сталинисткия режим, като насилствени депортации, преместване на множество народи, на множество нации. Таврийските, запорожките българи, кримските българи са били репатрирани, както и много други народи в рамките на окупираните от Съветския съюз територии.  Дълги години тази истина се затаяваше, затулваше и се закриваше това чудовищно престъпление на съветския геноциден, античовешки, антихуманен режим срещу човечеството. Това беше тяхната, бих казал, извратена престъпна идея да смажат нациите, да наложат едно мултикултурно съветско общество, един съветски човек и го правеха с цената на престъпления срещу човечеството. Затова се радвам, че най-сетне тази зала, която е доста мудна по тези въпроси, най-сетне се задвижи и призна това истинско престъпление срещу човечеството. Оттук нататък трябва да се търси извинение и разбира се, компенсации.
Debate: Upscaling the - Multiannual Financial Framework
Date: THURSDAY, 15 DECEMBER 2022
Speaker: Seán Kelly
Political group: PPE
Country: Greece
Language: GA

A Uachtaráin, táim i bhfabhar feabhsúchán ar fhrámaíocht airgeadais ilbhliantúil 2021-2028. Níos lú na 2 bhliain ó shin glacadh leis an bhfrámaíocht airgeadais ilbhliantúil. Anois tá formhór sholúbthachtaí agus teorainneacha na frámaíochta úsáidte i ndiaidh na ngéarchéimeanna éagsúla a thit amach le déanaí. Sa tuairisc, teastaíonn ón bParlaimint go mbeadh athbhreithniú cuimsitheach le linn an chéad cheathrú de 2023 chun a dheimhniú go mbeadh go leor solúbthachta chun freagairt thapa a dhéanamh i ngéarchéim agus mar fhreagairt ar iarmhairtí chogadh na Rúise san Úcráin. Cuireann an tuairisc béim ar neamh-chomhsheasmhacht mhaolú agus atheagrú sholúbthacht an bhuiséid. Ina theannta sin athneartaíonn an tuairisc tábhacht na Parlaiminte mar institiúid i gcreatbhuiséad an Aontais.
Debate: Upscaling the - Multiannual Financial Framework
Date: THURSDAY, 15 DECEMBER 2022
Speaker: Vlad-Marius Botoş
Political group: Renew
Country: Germany
Language: RO

Doamna președintă, planul financiar multianual are nevoie de o mai mare flexibilitate pentru ca Uniunea Europeană să fie pregătită pentru eventuale crize. Și vedem, și resimțim câte crize ne-au lovit în acești ani. Acești ultimi trei ani ne-au arătat că, în anumite situații, este nevoie de acțiune urgentă la nivel european, de instrumente de finanțare care pot fi folosite rapid pentru minimizarea impactului negativ asupra cetățenilor. Aceste instrumente trebuie să fie totuși de sine stătătoare și să nu ia din fondurile de coeziune destinate dezvoltării regionale, cum s-a întâmplat până acum. Politica de coeziune trebuie să fie destinată în continuare creșterii comunităților și a nivelului de trai în regiunile rămase în urmă. Această rezoluție este una binevenită, iar analiza la care și-au adus contribuția toate comisiile de lucru din Parlamentul European și cer Comisiei Europene să găsească soluțiile potrivite pentru flexibilitatea de care este nevoie, punând totodată pe primul loc o mai mare transparență și responsabilitate în cheltuirea fondurilor Uniunii Europene.
Debate: Upscaling the - Multiannual Financial Framework
Date: THURSDAY, 15 DECEMBER 2022
Speaker: Mick Wallace
Political group: The Left
Country: Germany
Language: EN

Madam President, of course the multiannual financial framework is a bit out of date and has shortcomings because of COVID and the Ukraine war. The report acknowledges that 21.9% of the EU population is at risk of poverty and social exclusion, and the energy poverty is certain to worsen as a consequence of the war. But what’s the EU doing to end the war? Absolutely nothing. We’re flooding Ukraine with arms at a great cost to our own citizens and at great cost to the lives of so many Ukrainians. Now paragraph 39 of the report calls for an increase in the budget ceiling for security and defence. It advocates spending more money on weapons and war, money that could be spent instead on climate mitigation and adaptation, public transport, health or education. There is no military solution to the crisis in Ukraine, and the policy of flooding Ukraine with weapons is madness. And if we want to fight Russia down to the last Ukrainian and make our own people suffer in the meantime just to support a US—NATO proxy war, it’s about time we copped on to ourselves.
Debate: Upscaling the - Multiannual Financial Framework
Date: THURSDAY, 15 DECEMBER 2022
Speaker: Angel Dzhambazki
Political group: ECR
Country: Germany
Language: BG

Г-жо Председател, гласувах убедено против този доклад, защото както обикновено той няма никаква връзка с разума и със здравия смисъл и е насочен към утопии, зеленизми, климатизми и други теми, които обричат европейците на повече енергийна бедност, на повече разходи и на неконкурентна икономика. Това, за което говорихме преди малко, а именно критична инфраструктура и така нататък, е свързано с пораженията, които нанася направената политика от Европейския съюз и Европейския парламент, която се насочва само и единствено към това да спонсорира неща, които нямат нищо общо със здравия разум. Това обаче е мотивът. Сега в заключение ми позволете, виждам, че не се движи времето, но го отдавам на компютъра. Сега ми позволете да Ви благодаря за търпението, лично на Вас, г-жо Председател, да Ви се извиня за лекото нарушение на правилата (вярвам, че една снежна топка няма толкова да разклати Вашата здрава психика) и да Ви пожелая лично, семейно щастие, весели християнски, Коледни, Рождественски и Новогодишни празници, и лично и семейно щастие!
Debate: Upscaling the - Multiannual Financial Framework
Date: THURSDAY, 15 DECEMBER 2022
Speaker: Clare Daly
Political group: The Left
Country: France
Language: EN

Madam President, I voted against the Multiannual Financial Framework. Two years have passed since the adoption of it. Obviously, our budget is again under strain, faced with multiple crises that are piling up, the responsibility for which largely, in many instances, is a result of our own policies or, indeed, the policies of our so-called friends. We had the US Inflation Reduction Act. Maybe this would make us realise that the misnamed free trade rules are being flouted by the world’s biggest economy and that these rules are stifling most of the world. And we can continue by almost obsessively borrowing until the crash, or we can change direction.  It is time to learn the lesson from the phenomenal rise in energy crisis that has put so many European citizens in critical situations motivated by geopolitical games. We need to tackle the big companies that are profiteering off the lives of people and the biggest ones who have made Europe the most unsafe is the military industrial complex. Yet they’re the ones who got a huge boost out of this file, which is why I voted against it.
Debate: Deliberations of the Committee on Petitions in
Date: THURSDAY, 15 DECEMBER 2022
Speaker: Seán Kelly
Political group: PPE
Country: Greece
Language: EN

Madam President, here we go again. I was pleased to support this report from my colleague. And on the outcome of the Committee of Petitions’ deliberations during 2021.  The focus this week in the Parliament has been on increasing transparency, and rightly so. I believe that the work of the PETI Committee should be emphasised and publicised further. The Treaties confer on all citizens the right to submit a petition on any matter within the EU’s competences that directly affects them. This provides an important avenue for EU citizens, which I have successfully used myself, on behalf of some constituents.  We must ensure that EU citizens are aware of this right. To be effective, measures aimed at improving transparency and their outcomes must be communicated clearly to citizens.  I welcome the acknowledgement in the report also that when citizens do petition the committee, their request must be dealt with in a timely and consistent manner.  And finally, I just want to compliment yourself, President Dita, for the manner in which you handled today’s voting session. It could have got out of hand. It could have become very boisterous if you hadn’t handled it so firmly. And also it does no harm to see you dealing firmly with colleague ‘snowman’ Dzhambazki and basically make him put away his snowball. Happy Christmas to you all.
Debate: Deliberations of the Committee on Petitions in
Date: THURSDAY, 15 DECEMBER 2022
Speaker: Clare Daly
Political group: The Left
Country: France
Language: EN

Madam President, he must be looking for a big Christmas present or a load of speaking time next year. But in any case, I voted for this file. I think it’s a great committee. Often people are disappointed that their petitions aren’t selected and one of the things that I think we need to look at is the idea that the non-aligned members of the committee, and there are five of them, don’t have the right to nominate any petition. And I think this excludes a whole number of our citizens who would like their petitions heard.  The issue was brought home very clearly to me this week when I was contacted by a Ukrainian student who was very grateful to the European Union for allowing him to travel and study at reduced rates in Latvia and in other European countries. But since the Ukrainian Government changed the rules, preventing male university students from leaving the country, tens of thousands of them have been prevented from pursuing their education. And they have gone online with a really important petition – where they’ve got tens of thousands of signatures – asking for their right to education to be seen through. They’ve got the support of the European students’ unions and, indeed, the Ukrainian student union. So I think this is something that we should use our offices here to help as it is a really important issue.
Debate: Deliberations of the Committee on Petitions in
Date: THURSDAY, 15 DECEMBER 2022
Speaker: Mick Wallace
Political group: The Left
Country: Germany
Language: EN

Madam President, speaking of the need for transparency, I also think it’s incredibly important. And I want to raise an issue that shows a serious lack of it in Ireland. A group of homeowners from Donegal lodged a petition with the Committee on Petitions relating to what’s called the ‘mica scandal’, where there’s a huge lack of surveillance and regulation on quarries in Donegal, and an inferior concrete block was produced which contained mica, which ended up causing serious damage to over 7 000 houses. And people are looking for some recompense from the Irish Government.  A report was done which was really critical of how quarries were operated – critical of the lack of regulation – but then when the government published the report, they took out a lot of the harsh criticism. These people are looking for some accountability and they want the Irish Government held to account for their lack of transparency on this issue.
Debate: Closure of the sitting
Date: THURSDAY, 15 DECEMBER 2022
Speaker: Dita Charanzová
Country: France
Language: EN

Let me wish you all Merry Christmas and Happy New Year, and on behalf of all of us, I would like to thank the staff in the European Parliament – the interpreters, Secretariat, administration, drivers, ushers, everybody who makes our life easier. Thank you so much and have nice holidays.
Debate: Negotiations ahead of Parliament’s first reading
Date: MONDAY, 16 JANUARY 2023
Speaker: Roberta Metsola
Country: Poland
Language: EN

The EMPL Committee has decided to enter into interinstitutional negotiations pursuant to Rule 71(1) of the Rules of Procedure. The report, which constitutes the mandate for the negotiations, is available on the plenary webpage and its title will be published in the minutes of the sitting. Pursuant to Rule 71(2), Members or political groups reaching at least the medium threshold may request in writing by tomorrow, Tuesday 17 January at midnight, that the decision be put to the vote. If no request for a vote in Parliament is made before the deadline, the committee may start the negotiations.
Debate: Signing of acts adopted in accordance with the ordinary legislative procedure
Date: MONDAY, 16 JANUARY 2023
Speaker: Roberta Metsola
Country: Poland
Language: EN

I would like to inform you that, together with the President of the Council, I shall, on Wednesday, sign three acts adopted under the ordinary legislative procedure in accordance with Rule 79 of Parliament’s Rules of Procedure. The titles of the acts will be published in the minutes of this sitting.
Debate: Election of a Vice-President of the European Parliament
Date: MONDAY, 16 JANUARY 2023
Speaker: Roberta Metsola
Country: Poland
Language: EN

I would like to inform you that we will proceed, on Wednesday 18 January, with the election of the new Vice-President of the European Parliament, replacing Eva Kaili. Regarding this election, I remind you that the deadline for submitting nominations is tomorrow, Tuesday 17 January 2023 at 19:00. The nominations should be handed in to the Office of the Deputy Secretary-General in the open-plan area of the plenary services, and include the candidate’s acceptance. The vote will be held on Wednesday at noon.
Debate: th Anniversary of the Single Market
Date: MONDAY, 16 JANUARY 2023
Speaker: Jessika Roswall 
Language: EN

On top of that, third countries have adopted legislation providing for state-aid schemes to help domestic companies move to a greener model – for example, the Inflation Reduction Act – which could have a negative impact on the competitiveness of EU companies and industries. While addressing these issues in the short term, we should not lose sight of what the Union has to do in order to be competitive in the long term. The basic fundaments and the success of the single market – common regulations, standard-setting, innovation, mutual recognition, a level playing field with competition policy and state aid rules – has been our biggest asset.  Therefore, the Union’s response to these challenges relies to a large extent on the improvement of the single market. First, we need to ensure that we have the right instruments to deal with future crises. This is why the Presidency will treat as a priority the Commission’s proposal on the Single Market Emergency Instrument. Once in place, it should facilitate effective cooperation, solidarity and communication between EU institutions, Member States, and other stakeholders in case of crisis. Second, we need to continue our efforts to enforce existing rules and the better regulation agenda. In these challenging times, we need to be aware of the burden European companies are carrying – not least SMEs, who are the backbone of the European economy. Because it is these SMEs that bring forward smart, innovative solutions that play a key role in the green and digital transitions. Therefore, we cannot overburden them with unnecessary rules and regulations. Instead, we need to be smart and selective as regulators and make sure that the EU economy is boosted, not burdened with new EU initiatives. Thirdly, we must acknowledge that our economy, our businesses, and our start-ups need to be properly financed to face current and future global challenges and avoid fragmentation within the Union. Venture capital has increased in Europe in recent years, but we are still lagging behind the US and China. These investment gaps can be reduced by completing the Banking Union and an integrated, well-functioning capital market union. We also need to address the fact that European companies risk relocating to third countries in search of large venture capital investors. In short, a robust single market where we give each other access to goods and services that can flow across the borders in a competitive market is the best way to build the EU’s resilience in the future. All these topics are key priorities for the Swedish Presidency. Debates among Member States will take place at expert, ministerial and leaders’ level, and not least with the European Parliament. I look forward to continue our common work on the success story that is the single market.