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Debate: EU Trade Policy Review
Date: TUESDAY, 24 NOVEMBER 2020
Speaker: Dita Charanzová
Political group: Renew
Country: France
Language: EN

Mr President, trade is not the same as it was 20 years ago. The world has changed and we have new issues on our plate, but not every problem can be solved by trade. We see a growing appetite in Europe to address every problem through trade agreements. We cannot, however, overload the boat or it will sink. One area that needs attention though is digitalisation. We need to ingrain digital into the DNA of our trade policy. We must have digital chapters in all our new trade agreements. Another priority must be renewing the transatlantic partnership to tackle global trade challenges. Our partner is finally back in the game so we should work on improving the WTO and on countering the growing power of our foreign competitors. The new Asia-Pacific agreement is a stark reminder that it’s already happening: that influence is moving eastward.  We need to act now if we want to continue to lead and set standards globally. To achieve this, let’s re-engage with the USA as a bilateral partner and pick up more ambitious trade negotiations beyond Trump-era mini-deals. It’s time for a real trade agreement with our number one partner.
Debate: EU Trade Policy Review
Date: TUESDAY, 24 NOVEMBER 2020
Speaker: Enikő Győri
Political group: PPE
Country: Luxembourg
Language: HU

Elnök Úr! Tisztelt Képviselőtársaim! Exportorientált régióként elsődleges fontosságú számunkra, hogy minél szabadabban és szabályok alapján kereskedhessünk partnereinkkel. Ha velük szemben túlzott és a kereskedéshez közvetlenül nem kapcsolódó elvárásokat támasztunk, erősen leszűkítjük azok számát, akik hajlandóak lesznek velünk tárgyalóasztalhoz ülni. És ha továbbra sem hagyunk fel hittérítői ambícióinkkal, a világ elmegy mellettünk. Azt ugyanakkor jogosan várjuk el partnereinktől, hogy vállalataink számára egyenlőek legyenek a versenyfeltételek például az állami támogatások terén. Vegyük már észre: a következő tíz évben a világ GDP-növekedésének 85 százaléka az Unión kívül fog történni. A múlt héten 15 ázsiai és csendes-óceáni ország, köztük Kína aláírta a regionális átfogó gazdasági partnerségi megállapodást. A világ legnagyobb szabadkereskedelmi régiója születik meg 2,2 milliárd fogyasztóval és 26 billió dollárnyi piaccal. Két dolgot máris tehet az Unió. Egyrészt teljes mértékben kihasználja a már meglévő szabadkereskedelmi megállapodásait, másrészt felgyorsítja az újak tárgyalását, ideológiamentesen segítve vállalataink piachoz jutását. A Covid-járványt követő válság sok európai céget megrendített, különösen a kkv-kat. Most az a feladatunk, hogy terheiket csökkentsük, nem pedig, hogy újabbakat varrjunk a nyakukba, mint például a kötelező érvényű magatartási kódex, a „due diligence”. Növekedésbarát üzleti környezet kell, ahol vállalatoknak megéri új munkahelyeket létrehozni. A válságból csak így jöhetünk ki nyertesként. Nagyon kérem a Ház baloldali, mindig erkölcsi magaslatról beszélő liberális képviselőit, hogy ne legyenek az európai versenyképesség kerékkötői.
Debate: EU Trade Policy Review
Date: TUESDAY, 24 NOVEMBER 2020
Speaker: Miapetra Kumpula-Natri
Political group: S-D
Country: France
Language: EN

Mr President, the trade policy review needs to promote green and digital transformations, social aspects and human rights. For the green transition we need to promote innovations in green technologies by making it a priority to reduce tariff and non-tariff barriers in the WTO by pushing for the resumption of the negotiation on the Environmental Good Agreement and we need to do the same in the bilateral agreements.  To support the digital transformation we need to open and we need to regulate international digital markets. I do prefer good rules over protectionism. We need new trade agreements covering digital rules and market access, including the new WTO e-commerce agreement. We need close cooperation with our like-minded trading partners on standards like future technologies such as AI.  Europe’s digital economy needs digital exchange of ideas with the rest of the world. Unjustified data localisation practices and other forms of technical protectionism are increasing and risk overly fragmenting the world economy. It seems to fit well for the EU to take an active role in developing together rules and standards to reflect important values.
Debate: EU Trade Policy Review
Date: TUESDAY, 24 NOVEMBER 2020
Speaker: Svenja Hahn
Political group: Renew
Country: Finland
Language: DE

Herr Präsident! TTIP verhindert, CETA nicht ratifiziert, Mercosur wird bekämpft. Freihandelsgegner verstecken ihren Protektionismus neuerdings gerne hinter strategischer Unabhängigkeit. Währenddessen entsteht unter Chinas Führung der größte Freihandelspakt der Welt, ohne Bestimmungen zu Klima, Umwelt und Arbeitsrechten. Wenn die EU ernsthaft Multilateralismus gestalten will, muss sie handeln, sonst geben andere den Ton an.  Wir müssen die Zusammenarbeit mit unseren Partnern vorantreiben und klare Kante gegen unsere Rivalen zeigen. Wir müssen die WTO als Herz des Multilateralismus reformieren, mit einem Präsidenten Biden für die Erneuerung der transatlantischen Freundschaft arbeiten, CETA ratifizieren, Klimaschutzambitionen mit Mercosur diskutieren, die Verhandlungen mit Australien und Neuseeland vorantreiben und die Partnerschaft mit den afrikanischen Ländern ausbauen. Vor allem müssen wir uns Ländern wie China entschlossener entgegenstellen, die auf unfairen Wettbewerb, systematische Menschenrechtsverletzungen und Angriffe auf Demokratie setzen – mit den Handelsverteidigungsinstrumenten gegen unfaires Dumping und Subventionen und dem zu schaffenden  Wir wollen den Weg in eine ökologisch und ökonomisch verantwortungsbewusste Zukunft gestalten. Dafür müssen Freihandelsabkommen klare Bestimmungen zum Pariser Klimaschutzabkommen enthalten und Menschenrechte stärken. Die EU-Handelspolitik muss ein Bekenntnis zu Freihandel, Multilateralismus und unseren Werten sein. Wenn wir die Zukunft gestalten wollen, müssen wir im wahrsten Sinne des Wortes handeln.
Debate: EU Trade Policy Review
Date: TUESDAY, 24 NOVEMBER 2020
Speaker: Cláudia Monteiro de Aguiar
Political group: PPE
Country: Austria
Language: PT

Senhor Presidente, esta revisão permite alcançar o equilíbrio ou deve permitir alcançar o equilíbrio entre uma União aberta ao comércio e investimento e uma União que salvaguarda as pessoas, as empresas, os consumidores, assente em regras justas para todos.  Tal como em outras políticas europeias, é tempo de retirar ilações desta crise pandémica e dar efetivamente respostas por que os cidadãos anseiam, em coerência, obviamente, com as grandes prioridades que estabelecemos na União, nos domínios da sustentabilidade, das alterações climáticas, da economia digital e da segurança.  Continuamos muito dependentes de países terceiros, nomeadamente no que diz respeito à saúde, à energia, em matérias tecnológicas. É este, portanto, o momento de trabalhar e mitigar os riscos de crises futuras, em particular na saúde. Portugal e as regiões ultraperiféricas podem beneficiar de uma competição mais justa das suas empresas, com produtos mais competitivos de valor acrescentado. Este é o tempo de a União salvaguardar a ultraperiferia nos acordos de livre comércio. Trabalharemos, pois, para que se estabeleça, nesta revisão, a melhoria das cláusulas de salvaguarda, dos mecanismos de estabilização e também dos mecanismos de compensação financeira.  Este é o nosso dever e é nisso que vamos trabalhar por Portugal e pelas suas regiões ultraperiféricas.
Debate: EU Trade Policy Review
Date: TUESDAY, 24 NOVEMBER 2020
Speaker: Łukasz Kohut
Political group: S-D
Country: Poland
Language: PL

Panie Przewodniczący! Już niedługo jednym z ważniejszych narzędzi polityki handlowej Unii będzie graniczny podatek węglowy, czyli opłata celna dla wysokoemisyjnych produktów importowanych do Unii z krajów trzecich. Idea granicznego podatku węglowego jest bardzo słuszna. Jeżeli stawiamy przed unijnym przemysłem wydobywczym i ciężkim ambitne cele redukcji emisji, to nie możemy pozwolić, by miał nieuczciwą konkurencję ze strony tych krajów trzecich, które kwestiami klimatu nieszczególnie się przyjmują. To bardzo ważny element sprawiedliwej transformacji energetycznej. Podatek węglowy ma się stać dodatkowym źródłem dochodów własnych Unii Europejskiej, z których będziemy finansować budżety wieloletnie i fundusz odbudowy Europy. I to źródłem pokaźnym. Szacuje się, że rocznie przyniesie 14 miliardów EURO. Czekamy zatem na szybką propozycję legislacyjną Komisji w sprawie tego podatku, mając równocześnie nadzieję, że kraje grożące wetem unijnego budżetu się opamiętają, bo bez decyzji o zasobach własnych nie będzie również granicznego podatku węglowego.
Debate: EU Trade Policy Review
Date: TUESDAY, 24 NOVEMBER 2020
Speaker: Jérémy Decerle
Political group: Renew
Country: Italy
Language: FR

Monsieur le Président, Monsieur le Commissaire, chers collègues, enfin, enfin, l’Europe s’interroge sur sa façon de commercer avec le reste du monde. Il était temps de démarrer cet exercice de prise de hauteur pour tenter de soigner la source d’un mal bien ancré, qui nourrit un euroscepticisme malheureusement rampant. Aujourd’hui, le monde agricole auquel j’appartiens ne comprend pas qu’on puisse lui demander tous ces efforts supplémentaires et, dans le même temps, qu’on entende continuer à ouvrir les vannes à des produits ne respectant pas nos normes de production et encore moins les ambitions que nous nous fixons, avec le pacte vert en réponse aux attentes de nos citoyens. Je vous le demande aujourd’hui avec une certaine fermeté, car les agriculteurs et les citoyens ne comprennent plus. À travers cette révision en cours, l’Europe s’engagera-t-elle enfin à offrir un peu plus d’équité et de considération aux femmes et aux hommes qui nous nourrissent? C’est comme si les mandats de négociations commerciales et ceux de nos politiques intérieures étaient écrits par des personnes qui ne se parlent jamais. L’Europe arrivera-t-elle enfin à faire preuve de cohérence entre son agenda agricole et environnemental et les exigences qu’elle fixe à ses partenaires du reste du monde? L’Europe aura-t-elle enfin le courage de sauvegarder son patrimoine agricole et alimentaire en refusant de l’utiliser comme monnaie d’échange? Moi, je le crois, j’ai confiance en notre capacité à nous réinventer.
Debate: EU Trade Policy Review
Date: TUESDAY, 24 NOVEMBER 2020
Speaker: Othmar Karas
Country: Germany
Language: DE

Gemäß Artikel 136 Absatz 5 der Geschäftsordnung wurde einen Entschließungsantrag eingereicht*. Die Aussprache ist geschlossen. Die Abstimmung findet am Donnerstag, 26. November 2020, statt. _______________ * Siehe Protokoll.
Debate: EU Trade Policy Review
Date: TUESDAY, 24 NOVEMBER 2020
Speaker: Daniel Buda
Political group: PPE
Country: Germany
Language: RO

Dacă rămânem doar în zona politicii agricole comune, putem observa că fermierii din Uniunea Europeană vor trebui să facă față unor noi exigențe ecologice, în timp ce importurile din țările extracomunitare vor continua în baza vechilor acorduri comerciale, unde standardele de calitate nu sunt întotdeauna garantate și respectate. Criza provocată de pandemia de COVID-19 a demonstrat că unele echipamente medicale și de protecție provenite din exteriorul UE nu îndeplineau standardele de calitate.  Uniunea Europeană trebuie să remedieze situația pentru a putea contribui la combaterea crizelor actuale și viitoare. Într-o lume din ce în ce mai globalizată, Uniunea Europeană trebuie să dețină instrumente adecvate pentru a putea gestiona relațiile comerciale privind calitatea produselor cu statele nemembre. Interesul cetățeanului european trebuie să fie primordial. Tocmai de aceea este nevoie de un cadru legislativ și de controale mai riguroase la frontierele externe ale UE.
Debate: Escalating tensions in Varosha following the illegal actions by Turkey and the urgent need for the resumption of talks
Date: TUESDAY, 24 NOVEMBER 2020
Speaker: Pedro Silva Pereira
Country: Bulgaria
Language: PT

Segue-se na ordem do dia o debate sobre a Declaração do Vice-Presidente da Comissão e Alto Representante da União para os Negócios Estrangeiros e a Política de Segurança sobre a escalada da tensão em Vanosha na sequência da atuação ilegal da Turquia e a necessidade urgente de retomar as negociações ( Gostaria de informar os Senhores Deputados de que, em todos os debates deste período de sessões, não haverá procedimentos “catch-the-eye” nem perguntas “cartão azul”.  Preveem-se intervenções à distância a partir dos nossos Gabinetes de Ligação nos Estados-Membros. Vamos, então, dar início ao nosso debate com a Declaração do Senhor Vice-Presidente da Comissão e Alto Representante da União para os Negócios Estrangeiros e a Política de Segurança, Josep Borrell, a quem quero saudar e agradecer a sua presença.
Debate: Escalating tensions in Varosha following the illegal actions by Turkey and the urgent need for the resumption of talks
Date: TUESDAY, 24 NOVEMBER 2020
Speaker: Josep Borrell Fontelles
Language: EN

On 13 October, I issued a declaration on behalf of the European Union on a call for the immediate reversal of recent actions and respect for the relevant United Nations Security Council resolutions. Like the United Nations, the European Union holds Turkey responsible for the situation on the ground. These recent events around Varosha - when I was young it was called Famagusta - including President Erdogan’s visit and his statements, come at a time when attempts are underway to create a space for dialogue on Cyprus settlement issues and on the wider Eastern Mediterranean. We are passing this message clearly to our Turkish interlocutors. I have also passed it personally to the new Turkish-Cypriot leader in a telephone call I had with him immediately after his election.  This is the time to support United Nations Secretary-General Guterres in his efforts to resume the Cyprus settlement talks. Spreading distrust and more contentions will help no one. On the other hand, the United Nations peacekeeping mission in Cyprus must be given full freedom of movement in Varosha to monitor the situation in accordance with its mandate.  Mr President, honourable Members, you can be sure that European Union institutions are fully committed to a comprehensive settlement of the Cyprus problem and to the reunification based on a bi-zonal, bi-communal federation with political equality, within the United Nations framework and in line with the principles on which the European Union is founded. We stand ready to play an active role in supporting these negotiations and finding lasting solutions. For us, a stable and secure environment in the Eastern Mediterranean and the development of a cooperative and mutually beneficial relationship among all partners in the region, bilaterally and multilaterally, are in our strategic interests.  As you know, the European Council will assess the situation in the Eastern Mediterranean and our relations with Turkey in December in light of the mandate to pursue preparatory work on the text set out in the European Council conclusion on 1 October.  To finish with this short intervention, Mr President, honourable Members, you may therefore rest assured that Varosha / Famagusta is and will remain high in our collective agenda, in order to help ensure that the United Nations Security Council resolutions are respected in full by all actors.
Debate: Escalating tensions in Varosha following the illegal actions by Turkey and the urgent need for the resumption of talks
Date: TUESDAY, 24 NOVEMBER 2020
Speaker: Michael Gahler
Political group: PPE
Country: Spain
Language: EN

With the opening of Varosha, relations between Turkey and the EU are reaching a watershed moment. Incident after incident, step by step, the Turkish President continuously moves away from European values and standards. EU—Turkey relations are at a historic low point.  This unilateral and illegal move not only inflames EU—Turkey relations, but it also negatively affects the lives of the Cypriot population. It fuels the tensions and division embedded in the society of the Cypriot island. This violation of the UN Security Council resolutions will never contribute to a comprehensive solution. It only serves the internal politics of the Turkish President at the cost of the Cypriot people. A two—state solution will never solve the conflict.  The opening of Varosha is not just a standalone incident. Two months ago, this European Parliament condemned Turkey’s illegal activities in the continental shelf of Greece and Cyprus. Earlier, we condemned the Turkish military operation in North—East Syria. Recently, we witnessed how the Turkish President used the murder of Samuel Paty in France for his own political goals. The list of incidents is long, and it seems that it has not yet come to an end. Two days ago, there was the Irini mission and a German ship that was prevented from searching the ship. I think we need a stronger mandate for Irini. Perhaps you could work on that. A clear signal from the EU is needed. Therefore, I urge the European Council to consider well—targeted measures while continuing the dialogue.
Debate: Escalating tensions in Varosha following the illegal actions by Turkey and the urgent need for the resumption of talks
Date: TUESDAY, 24 NOVEMBER 2020
Speaker: Nacho Sánchez Amor
Political group: S-D
Country: Poland
Language: ES

Porque son acciones premeditadas e innecesarias. Acciones, además, que se enmarcan en una campaña electoral, que seguramente es la peor forma de poner algo en la agenda pública, y que, en este caso —me permito recordarle algo diferencial—, no hay ningún intento de justificar. En las posiciones de Turquía sobre el Mediterráneo este hay algún intento de justificarlo. En este caso, es una violación flagrante del Derecho internacional, sin que aparezca ni la más mínima narrativa para intentar decir «tenemos razón», sino que solo se trata de apoyar ⸻como decía el colega Gahler⸻ esa peligrosísima solución de los dos Estados que nunca nadie había puesto en la arena internacional hasta este momento. Y yo creo que esa política de hechos consumados, efectivamente, como decía el colega Gahler, tiene que ser respondida por la Unión Europea. Al contrario de lo que sí decía el señor Gahler, a mí me gustaría que nos centráramos en Varosha. Porque el problema es que el maremágnum de las relaciones con Turquía al final conduce a que no aislemos cada asunto. Yo creo que Varosha, como decía el señor Borrell, merece estar en nuestra agenda por sí misma, sin tratar de ser otro asunto más de los muchos asuntos conflictivos que citaba el colega Gahler. Por eso, yo pediría a los colegas que apoyemos un acuerdo muy esencial, en la Resolución que someteremos a votación mañana, si no me equivoco, en el cual, por supuesto, condenamos esa actividad, pedimos la reversión de la situación y recordamos, señor Borrell, la pendencia de posibles sanciones, y que la única manera de evitar las sanciones, como ha dicho el Consejo, es cambiar completamente de actitud y volver, como todos proponemos, al marco de soluciones del conflicto de fondo de Chipre en el marco de las resoluciones relevantes de las Naciones Unidas que usted ha citado.
Debate: Escalating tensions in Varosha following the illegal actions by Turkey and the urgent need for the resumption of talks
Date: TUESDAY, 24 NOVEMBER 2020
Speaker: Katalin Cseh
Political group: Renew
Country: Sweden
Language: EN

The resolution we are about to adopt will contribute to this. Without meddling in the affairs of a sovereign country, our job is to demand that international agreements are upheld, that the rights of local citizens are respected under all circumstances. The people of Cyprus, regardless of their background, mother tongue or identity, should not be held hostage to President Erdoğan’s nationalist and revisionist playbook. This is an agenda that we have come to witness far too often, an agenda of conflict and division designed to fan the flames of hate instead of looking for solutions and building consensus. And the EU must send out a strong signal to Turkey that violations of international law and violations of the sovereignty of EU Member States are not tolerated.  This is why we are calling on the Council to consider targeted sanctions against Turkey if President Erdoğan refuses to settle the issue through constructive dialogue, because Cypriots on both sides of the country deserve much better than this.
Debate: Escalating tensions in Varosha following the illegal actions by Turkey and the urgent need for the resumption of talks
Date: TUESDAY, 24 NOVEMBER 2020
Speaker: Nicolas Bay
Political group: ID
Country: France
Language: FR

Aujourd’hui, Erdoğan franchit une nouvelle étape en demandant la partition pure et simple de l’île. Cela devrait nous faire réfléchir. Plus vous cherchez à l’amadouer, plus il interprète cela comme de la faiblesse, plus vous êtes docile, plus il est agressif. L’Union européenne lui verse des milliards d’euros, il nous déverse des milliers de migrants. On lui accorde des avantages économiques exorbitants, il soutient les islamistes et multiplie les actions militaires en Libye, en Arménie et parfois à nos portes. Il faut en finir aussi avec une relation de l’Union européenne avec la Turquie qui est totalement confisquée par l’Allemagne, Mme Merkel a totalement échoué. L’Allemagne est une grande puissance économique, mais elle n’a pas la puissance diplomatique et militaire nécessaire. Et aujourd’hui, c’est un échec qui a abouti à voir notre civilisation européenne, nos nations européennes s’aplatir devant le sultan d’Ankara, c’est une situation inacceptable. Alors la solution est simple: c’est la fermeté, les sanctions, les mesures de rétorsion, remettre en cause l’union douanière, les financements européens, en finir définitivement avec le processus d’adhésion, remettre en cause aussi le siège qu’occupe aujourd’hui la Turquie au Conseil de l’Europe et au sein de l’OTAN. Comme souvent en politique, le problème ce ne sont pas les moyens. Les moyens nous les avons, c’est la volonté qui manque.
Debate: Escalating tensions in Varosha following the illegal actions by Turkey and the urgent need for the resumption of talks
Date: TUESDAY, 24 NOVEMBER 2020
Speaker: Sergey Lagodinsky
Political group: Verts/ALE
Country: France
Language: EN

It was my conviction all the time that Turkey deserves such a vision, that Turkey deserves to be such a leader, a leader in this region and on our common continent. What we have been witnessing in the Mediterranean, in Cyprus and now in Cyprus and Varosha are not signs of this leadership, they are signs of weakness. It is a risky game that endangers such leadership and quite frankly a membership – someday, a membership of Turkey in Europe. This resolution is our last call to change the trajectory of our bilateral relationship. We are saying to the Turkish Government: we are not just listening to your words, we are watching your actions and quite frankly your actions are discomforting, they are sobering and they are disappointing. We are out of last chances to put our relationship back on track. Please help us with this, our last chance.