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Debate: Preparation of the Gsummit of - June and the EU-US Summit
Date: WEDNESDAY, 9 JUNE 2021
Speaker: Udo Bullmann
Political group: S-D
Country: Romania
Language: DE

Frau Präsidentin, werte Kolleginnen und Kollegen! Wir dürfen nicht länger darüber hinwegsehen: In der Welt nach Corona werden die Armen ärmer und die Reichen deutlich reicher geworden sein. Die Unterschiede wachsen erheblich. In der Welt nach COVID-19 fehlt es gerade im Globalen Süden an Ärztinnen, an Ärzten, an Pflegekräften, an Lehrerinnen und Lehrern. Millionen von jungen Menschen werden ohne Schulausbildung geblieben sein. Wenn diese Welt nicht auf Dauer auseinanderbrechen soll, müssen wir dringend handeln. Deswegen rufen wir den Regierungschefs der großen Industrienationen, der EU wie den USA, vor ihrem gemeinsamen Gipfel zu: Das Momentum ist jetzt! Zeigen Sie Mut! Zeigen Sie Courage! Jetzt ist der Augenblick in der Geschichte, wo wir einen Durchbruch erzielen müssen. Globale Mindeststeuern: Die großen Digitalkonzerne müssen endlich ihren Beitrag zum Gemeinwohl leisten. Nur wenn wir die himmelschreienden Ungleichheiten auf diesem Erdball überwinden, wird es uns gelingen, morgen eine gerechtere, eine nachhaltigere Welt in unser aller bestem Interesse zu bauen.
Debate: Preparation of the Gsummit of - June and the EU-US Summit
Date: WEDNESDAY, 9 JUNE 2021
Speaker: Valdis Dombrovskis
Language: EN

The pandemic has put our resilience to the test, not just in Europe but around the world. This has been an unprecedented global health crisis, which has caused economic recession and increased geopolitical rivalry. As we plan our recoveries, it is more important than ever that like-minded democracies work together, in a spirit of solidarity and strategic thinking. There is no stronger partnership than the transatlantic bond. This is the single largest trade and investment relationship in the world. Our daily exchange of goods and services amounts to EUR 2.7 billion and even in 2020, the year of the pandemic, transatlantic trade flows reached a total value of almost EUR 1 trillion. But our partnership goes beyond this: we also share key democratic and economic values. The European Parliament plays a critical role in maintaining the political relationships that underpin this bond. The Biden administration has contributed to a marked improvement in the tone and working methods of transatlantic relations. Now, at the G7 Summit and EU-US Summit, we need to see this improved spirit translated into meaningful policy proposals. It is often said that the G7 shows its real usefulness in times of crisis. So we can therefore safely say that this year’s summit, which starts tomorrow, is very welcome. Likewise, the EU-US Summit on 15 June will give a clear picture of where we stand. On sustainable and inclusive recovery programmes, on climate action, on the digital transformation, on multilateral reform: in these areas and others, we must show that we are ready to once again lead from the front. We are glad to have G7 and US support for the EU’s fight for democracy – ranging from Aleksei Navalny and his supporters in Russia; to the free media around the world – and I would like once again to highlight Raman Pratasevich in Belarus – to the territorial integrity of Ukraine. I thank you, honourable Members, for your strong engagement, and the Commission looks forward to discussing the outcomes of these summits with you.
Debate: Preparation of the Gsummit of - June and the EU-US Summit
Date: WEDNESDAY, 9 JUNE 2021
Speaker: Ana Paula Zacarias
Language: PT

Precisamos de resultados concretos desta cimeira do G7 em relação aos esforços para apoiar o COVAX e em relação à cooperação internacional efetiva para assegurar uma recuperação económica e social a nível global. Precisamos também de prosseguir a nossa agenda ambiciosa quanto aos desafios que enfrentamos a longo prazo, nomeadamente a defesa dos nossos valores comuns e a luta contra as alterações climáticas, tornando as nossas sociedades mais sustentáveis, inovadoras, coesas e prósperas. Precisamos de preservar o espírito de cooperação no G7, avançar com soluções inovadoras e continuar a fornecer respostas multilaterais a todos estes desafios dando, assim, um importante sinal ao resto do mundo. Precisamos de trabalhar bilateralmente também com parceiros que partilham as nossas ideias e valores. Acreditamos que o Presidente Biden e a sua Administração estão prontos e dispostos a cooperar connosco, como disse o Senhor Comissário, na área do clima e das tecnologias digitais, mas também na área da fiscalidade, na área do comércio e numa visão estratégica assente nos nossos valores comuns. A próxima cimeira com os Estados Unidos será uma oportunidade única para revigorar a nossa parceria estratégica. Acreditamos que juntos seremos mais eficazes para enfrentar os desafios e dar confiança e esperança aos cidadãos de ambas as margens do Atlântico na democracia, na paz e na prosperidade.
Debate: Preparation of the Gsummit of - June and the EU-US Summit
Date: WEDNESDAY, 9 JUNE 2021
Speaker: Javi López
Political group: S-D
Country: Belgium
Language: ES

Además, en los últimos días hemos conocido el acuerdo sobre la tributación internacional en la cumbre del G7, que tendrá continuidad en las negociaciones del G20 y la OCDE y conducirá a nuevas propuestas legislativas por parte de la Comisión Europea. El establecimiento de una tasa mínima en sociedades, junto a la introducción de un mecanismo de control para tributar en los países de obtención de los beneficios, adelanta un escenario bien distinto al actual —marcado por la competencia tributaria entre Estados—, que la DSE apoya totalmente.
Debate: Preparation of the Gsummit of - June and the EU-US Summit
Date: WEDNESDAY, 9 JUNE 2021
Speaker: Cristina Maestre Martín De Almagro
Political group: S-D
Country: Romania
Language: ES

Además, en los últimos días hemos conocido el acuerdo sobre la tributación internacional en la cumbre del G7, que tendrá continuidad en las negociaciones del G20 y la OCDE y conducirá a nuevas propuestas legislativas por parte de la Comisión Europea. El establecimiento de una tasa mínima en sociedades, junto a la introducción de un mecanismo de control para tributar en los países de obtención de los beneficios, adelanta un escenario bien distinto al actual —marcado por la competencia tributaria entre Estados—, que la DSE apoya totalmente.
Debate: Preparation of the Gsummit of - June and the EU-US Summit
Date: WEDNESDAY, 9 JUNE 2021
Speaker: Adriana Maldonado López
Political group: S-D
Country: Portugal
Language: ES

Además, en los últimos días hemos conocido el acuerdo sobre la tributación internacional en la cumbre del G7, que tendrá continuidad en las negociaciones del G20 y la OCDE y conducirá a nuevas propuestas legislativas por parte de la Comisión Europea. El establecimiento de una tasa mínima en sociedades, junto a la introducción de un mecanismo de control para tributar en los países de obtención de los beneficios, adelanta un escenario bien distinto al actual —marcado por la competencia tributaria entre Estados—, que la DSE apoya totalmente.
Debate: Preparation of the Gsummit of - June and the EU-US Summit
Date: WEDNESDAY, 9 JUNE 2021
Speaker: Nacho Sánchez Amor
Political group: S-D
Country: Poland
Language: ES

Además, en los últimos días hemos conocido el acuerdo sobre la tributación internacional en la cumbre del G7, que tendrá continuidad en las negociaciones del G20 y la OCDE y conducirá a nuevas propuestas legislativas por parte de la Comisión Europea. El establecimiento de una tasa mínima en sociedades, junto a la introducción de un mecanismo de control para tributar en los países de obtención de los beneficios, adelanta un escenario bien distinto al actual —marcado por la competencia tributaria entre Estados—, que la Delegación Socialista Española apoya totalmente.
Debate: Preparation of the Gsummit of - June and the EU-US Summit
Date: WEDNESDAY, 9 JUNE 2021
Speaker: Mihai Tudose
Political group: S-D
Country: Latvia
Language: RO

Provocările cu care ne confruntăm, venite în special dinspre regimuri dictatorial-revizioniste, obligă democrațiile occidentale să strângă rândurile. E timpul ca NATO și UE să-și coordoneze mai bine politicile, e timpul ca UE și SUA să intre într-o nouă fază de strânsă cooperare pe toate planurile, e timpul ca valorile și interesele noastre comune să prevaleze asupra apetitului individual pentru business cu orice preț, ori asupra unor devieri de la logica unității transatlantice.  Avem nevoie de o poziție solidară și puternică în fața agresivității ruse și de o consolidare a flancului estic al UE și NATO. Avem, totodată, nevoie de un parteneriat de investiții și comerț UE-SUA capabil să facă față mutațiilor economice ale secolului XXI și implicațiilor lor geostrategice. Orice impuls spre o competiție între UE și SUA, precum și orice concesie făcută rivalilor noștri sistemici nu sunt altceva decât pași autodistructivi, în contextul marilor tendințe globale actuale. De aceea, pledez pentru unitatea de viziune și acțiune a lumii libere.
Debate: Rule of law situation in the European Union and the application of the Conditionality Regulation
Date: WEDNESDAY, 9 JUNE 2021
Speaker: Ana Paula Zacarias
Language: EN

The rule of law has been a priority throughout the semester of the Portuguese Presidency, since it is a crucial element to guarantee that our common values are well protected and complied with, and ultimately to ensure the very functioning of the Union. We considered paramount the use of all available tools to protect and strengthen the values of our Union and, for this reason, we chose to focus in addition to actions aimed at responding to challenges on constructive instruments, such as the annual rule of law dialogue. The country-specific discussion took place in our General Affairs Council on 20 April and demonstrated once more the importance of a constructive approach that allows Member States to exchange not only best practices but also critical remarks. I have to say that this exchange on the situation in five Member States went very well.  In order to foster a real shared rule of law culture, we also organised a two-day international conference in Coimbra on 17 and 18 May. Mrs Nicholsonová, Chair of the Committee on Employment and Social Affairs (EMPL), and Mr López Aguilar, Chair of the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (LIBE), represented the voice of the European Parliament and its highly valuable point of view at this conference. I would like to thank them once more for their participation. This forum confirmed the relevance of these issues and the need to involve all stakeholders. In particular, attention was paid to civil society participation. Finally, as I have stated in this plenary before, I can confirm that the Portuguese Presidency, in accordance with its duties, intends to bring forward Article 7(1) of the Treaty procedure in full compliance, and we are planning to place this item on the agenda of the General Affairs Council on 22 June. Now, moving to the application of the new conditionality mechanism, a theme of this debate, I understand that Parliament expects more tangible and faster results. I know that the Commission has advanced its work on guidelines, which will be essential to ensuring a fair, impartial and fact-based application of the regulation. At the same time, as, you know, in March, two Member States introduced an action for annulment of this regulation. As mentioned by the European Council in its December conclusions and without prejudice to the Commission’s independence, the Council believes it’s important for the Commission to hear the judgment of the European Court of Justice before finalising these guidelines. Indeed, taking the conclusions of the Court of Justice into account in the guidelines would increase the legal solidity of the application of the regulation. This robustness will also facilitate a speedy process on the Council’s side once a proposal has been made by the Commission. We hope that this can take place very soon.  Let me conclude by assuring you that the good functioning of the Union, the protection of its budget and respect for the rule of law will remain a shared objective among us all.
Debate: Rule of law situation in the European Union and the application of the Conditionality Regulation
Date: WEDNESDAY, 9 JUNE 2021
Speaker: Petri Sarvamaa
Political group: PPE
Country: Germany
Language: EN

And having said that, I do believe we still need to remain realistic for the time being. Yes, now we finally have the tools to tackle the rule of law deterioration as far as the budget is concerned, but this tool is not a sanction tool on just any rule of law misuse you can find, of which there are many. This is a tool to protect the Union’s budget and it has to be treated and seen as such.  The Commission has promised to deliver us the guidelines we asked for in our March resolution by the first half of June. We are now preparing our own-initiative report on the guidelines, and I hope to see the Commission’s version by next week. I also think it is of utmost importance that the Commission will apply the regulation as soon as possible. But even more than that, for me and for my political group, it is important that the Commission prepares the first cases against some Member States in the best possible way it can.  The first cases have to be watertight. There is no room for us to lose them or have them even corrected in the Court, not if, but when, a Member State challenges them in the European Court of Justice, and only here the regulation and its power will be measured.  So now just my last words, please, Madam President. With this resolution, we instruct the President of Parliament to call on the Commission to act on the basis of Article 265 within two weeks. I hope that in two weeks, in the next mini-plenary, the Commission will be there to provide us with some concrete answers.
Debate: Rule of law situation in the European Union and the application of the Conditionality Regulation
Date: WEDNESDAY, 9 JUNE 2021
Speaker: Birgit Sippel
Political group: S-D
Country: Croatia
Language: DE

Zu Polen entscheidet der EuGH Anfang März, dass Änderungen des Gesetzes über den Landesjustizrat gegen Unionsrecht verstoßen können, da eine effektive gerichtliche Kontrolle von Entscheidungen entfallen ist. Anfang Mai urteilt der Europäische Gerichtshof für Menschenrechte, dass die Zusammensetzung des Verfassungsgerichtes von Illegalität geprägt ist. Und Ungarn? Ende Januar ermahnt die Kommission Ungarn, dass umfassende Änderungen am Vergaberecht notwendig sind, um systematischen Betrug beim  Zu Tschechien veröffentlichte die Kommission Mitte April ihren abschließenden Bericht zur Überprüfung von Fördergeldern. Ergebnis: Premier Babiš ist in massive Interessenkonflikte verstrickt, hat gegen EU-Recht verstoßen, Millionen Euro sind zu Unrecht geflossen. Fünf Monate, drei Mitgliedstaaten. Umso unbegreiflicher, dass die Kommission weiterhin die Verordnung zur Konditionalität nicht anwendet. Dies umso mehr, als die Verordnung sogar für Vertragsbrüche vor ihrem Inkrafttreten angewandt werden kann. Und deshalb ist es unsere Pflicht, die Kommission auf Basis von Artikel 265 EU-Vertrag aufzufordern, endlich ihre Pflicht zu erfüllen und die Verordnung umzusetzen. Sonst ist eine Klage auf Vertragsverletzung durch Unterlassung unausweichlich. Und warum das so wichtig ist? Es geht um die Verwendung von Steuergeldern und den Schutz unserer demokratischen Werte. Es geht um
Debate: Rule of law situation in the European Union and the application of the Conditionality Regulation
Date: WEDNESDAY, 9 JUNE 2021
Speaker: Moritz Körner
Political group: Renew
Country: Poland
Language: DE

Jeder Euro, jeder Euro, der in dunklen Taschen in Europa versickert, ist eine Bedrohung für die Glaubwürdigkeit Europas. Und deswegen sagen wir heute klar als Europäisches Parlament: Das machen wir nicht länger mit! Das werden wir nicht mittragen und verklagen heute die Europäische Kommission wegen Untätigkeit. Und natürlich liegt es in der Natur der Sache einer Untätigkeitsklage, dass diese nicht mehr notwendig ist, sobald wir Tätigkeit sehen, sobald wir ein Handeln der Europäischen Kommission sehen. Aber ich sage das hier auch klipp und klar für meine Fraktion:  Es ist peinlich, dass mittlerweile die USA korrupte Oligarchen in Bulgarien sanktionieren und die Europäische Kommission währenddessen ihre Hände weiterhin in den Schoß legt. Und deswegen können wir das an dieser Stelle nicht weiter akzeptieren. Und ich will einen letzten Gedanken sagen: Es geht hier auch um die institutionelle Rolle. Akzeptieren wir, dass der Europäische Rat einfach so über einen Beschluss der Gesetzgeber, eine Verordnung hinweggeht? Wir werden das nicht akzeptieren! Und Frau von der Leyen kann entscheiden – und muss entscheiden –, ob ihre Kommission an unserer Seite für Rechtsstaatlichkeit kämpft oder an der Seite von Viktor Orbán und der polnischen Regierung.
Debate: Rule of law situation in the European Union and the application of the Conditionality Regulation
Date: WEDNESDAY, 9 JUNE 2021
Speaker: Daniel Freund
Political group: Verts/ALE
Country: Spain
Language: EN

First, the Commission looked away. Then the Commission said, ‘we don’t have the tools’. Now you do have the tools, but you are not using it. The Commission remains inactive while the assault on our values, on our rights and on our money continues every day. Orbán’s family and his friends keep stealing our money. And you, Commissioner, have said it again today: ‘no case will be lost’, suggesting that we have time, but we don’t. In a bit over six months, there is an election in Hungary. And of course, the fate of Viktor Orbán is for the Hungarian voters to decide. But we need to make sure that our EU money is not contributing to rigging or stealing that election. So the inaction of the Commission is highly political, because your inaction allows Orbán to buy support with EU money. Your inaction allows Orbán to control the media coverage of that campaign. And your inaction means that the opposition is not contesting in a fair and free election in Hungary. And that’s why, after 24 debates, after 10 years, we’re suing the Commission. Because we don’t want the European Union to support the re-election campaign of a corrupt autocrat in Hungary.
Debate: Rule of law situation in the European Union and the application of the Conditionality Regulation
Date: WEDNESDAY, 9 JUNE 2021
Speaker: Gilles Lebreton
Political group: ID
Country: Germany
Language: FR

Elle stigmatise en effet de façon caricaturale deux États, la Pologne et la Hongrie, et demande d’appliquer à leur encontre les mesures de rétorsion financières prévues par le règlement du 16 décembre 2020 sur la conditionnalité. Trois passages sont particulièrement choquants. D’abord, le considérant F, qui refuse de reconnaître la validité de l’accord trouvé au sein du Conseil pour suspendre ce règlement dans l’attente du jugement de la Cour sur sa légalité. Ensuite, le point 2, qui viole la souveraineté nationale en affirmant expressément qu’un État membre n’est pas libre de modifier sa constitution comme il le veut. Enfin, le point 7, par lequel le Parlement prend une fois de plus la défense des migrants, sans vouloir comprendre que nous devrions lutter contre la submersion migratoire qui nous menace plutôt que de l’organiser. Face à ces dérives, je tiens à mettre en garde la majorité de ce Parlement: l’Union européenne ne survivra pas si elle persiste à violer la souveraineté, l’identité nationale et les traditions constitutionnelles et culturelles de ses États membres.
Debate: Rule of law situation in the European Union and the application of the Conditionality Regulation
Date: WEDNESDAY, 9 JUNE 2021
Speaker: Younous Omarjee
Political group: The Left
Country: Cyprus
Language: FR

Ne vous méprenez pas: notre combat pour le respect de l’état de droit est un combat historique pour la survie de l’essence même de l’Europe. C’est un combat pour l’Europe, mais c’est aussi un combat pour le monde, car si la démocratie recule en Europe, elle reculera partout ailleurs. Nous ne pouvons pas continuer à laisser les gouvernements liberticides et corrompus agir en toute impunité et prendre le risque que s’étende demain sur toute l’Europe une ombre encore bien plus opaque que celle d’aujourd’hui. Voyez-vous, lorsqu’il s’est agi de déclencher contre les pays du Sud les plans de coupes budgétaires, jamais la Commission européenne n’a reculé. Mais lorsqu’il s’agit des droits fondamentaux, la Commission, par manque de courage peut-être, se dérobe et laisse sans protection les citoyens européens. C’est insupportable, et ce alors même que notre Parlement a décidé du mécanisme «état de droit», qui doit s’appliquer maintenant contre les États qui non seulement sont contents d’offenser des valeurs, mais plongent dans la corruption sur les fonds de cohésion européens et rient de nous. Alors, je vous le dis calmement mais fermement: en état de droit, quand le Parlement décide, la Commission doit s’exécuter.
Debate: Rule of law situation in the European Union and the application of the Conditionality Regulation
Date: WEDNESDAY, 9 JUNE 2021
Speaker: Milan Uhrík
Political group: NI
Country: Austria
Language: SK

Pani predsedajúca, ja mám skutočne dojem, akoby boli veci postavené hlavou naopak. Akoby sme zabudli, že to nie Európska únia tvorí štáty, ale že štáty tvoria Európsku úniu. Štáty a občania majú diktovať, ako má Európska únia vyzerať, a nie Európska únia má diktovať občanom, ako si majú vytvárať štáty. V tomto okamihu je skutočne podľa môjho názoru potrebné postaviť sa na stranu Poľska a Maďarska, ktorým je neprávom krivdené. Veď uznesenie alebo nariadenie o režime podmienenosti rozpočtu je na súde, a nie je ešte stále ani právne záväzné. Aj zo Slovenska vravíme, že keď bude Európska únia vytvárať takýto veľký tlak a bude ho stupňovať, tak štátov ako Poľsko a Maďarsko bude v budúcnosti len pribúdať. Nie preto, že by neboli demokratické, ale preto, že si neželajú, aby im Európska únia diktovala, ako má vyzerať. A neželá si to čoraz viac občanov, o čom svedčia aj výsledky posledného Eurobarometra.
Debate: Rule of law situation in the European Union and the application of the Conditionality Regulation
Date: WEDNESDAY, 9 JUNE 2021
Speaker: Tomáš Zdechovský
Political group: PPE
Country: Slovenia
Language: CS

Paní předsedající, pane komisaři, Evropská unie je vlajkovou lodí demokracie. Dalším společným dědictvím politických principů je právě i úcta k lidským právům a dodržování právního státu. Právní stát je alfa i omega veškerého dění v Evropské unii, a proto je možná strašně důležité, aby se právní stát jako princip dodržoval. Ano mají ho dodržovat členské státy, to tady bylo několikrát zmíněno. Ale co když ho členské státy, které tvoří Evropskou unii, nedodržují? Co když členské státy zapomněly na to, k čemu se zavázaly na začátku? Jedná se totiž o křehký systém, o který se musíme starat. Správně nastavené soudnictví, protikorupční systém nebo také nezávislá policie, svoboda projevu, svobodné volby, to jsou přece věci, za které musíme neustále bojovat.  Pořád vidíme, že někdo přichází, nějaký spasitel, nějaký oligarcha, který si myslí, že si nás všechny koupí a bude diktovat podmínky tak, aby vyhovovaly jemu a jeho firmám. Je důležité, abychom se snažili tento systém demokracie oprostit od vlivu určitých lidí. Je důležité, aby právě tady fungovaly nezávislé instituce, které jsou schopny vyšetřit některé kauzy. Sami můžeme vidět v některých zemích, jak jsou kauzy vlivných politiků zametány pod koberec. A o to je dnes tato debata důležitější. Věřím, že se v této debatě posuneme dopředu.