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Debate: Attempts to reintroduce a foreign agent law in Georgia and its restrictions on civil society
Date: TUESDAY, 23 APRIL 2024
Speaker: Juozas Olekas
Political group: S-D
Country: Spain
Language: LT

Pirmininke, gerbiamas Komisijos nary, aš visiškai palaikau Jūsų poziciją. Iš tikrųjų ne kartą šituose Rūmuose mes buvome susitikę. Ir ne tik čia, su Gruzijos atstovais, su Sakartvelo žmonėmis bendravome pačiame Sakartvele ir visą laiką girdėjome jų norą būti Europos dalimi. Sakartvelui suteikimas kandidatės statuso buvo pavyzdys, kaip valdžia bando eiti tuo keliu. Tačiau šiandien mes girdime apie pasiūlymą priimti rusų agentų įstatymą, kuris visiškai yra priešingas mūsų vertybėms. Todėl niekaip negalima leisti, kad dabartinė dauguma sustabdytų Sakartvelo žmonių norą būti mūsų šeimos nariais. Mes turime paremti kartvelus, kad jie galėtų jungtis į mūsų Europos šeimą. Ir turime pritaikyti sankcijas tiems, kurie nuo antros automobilio sėdynės bando vairuoti dabartinę daugumą. Ponui Ivanašviliui iš tikrųjų turi būti pritaikytos Europos Sąjungos sankcijos.
Debate: Attempts to reintroduce a foreign agent law in Georgia and its restrictions on civil society
Date: TUESDAY, 23 APRIL 2024
Speaker: Mick Wallace
Political group: The Left
Country: Germany
Language: EN

Madam President, it has to be said the EU has some neck lecturing Georgia on rule of law when we’re sending weapons into a genocide and German police are cracking down on civil society like 1930s Nazi Germany. Transparency International has called for sanctions against Georgia to defend democracy. They couldn’t care less about Georgian democracy; they care about the money they get paid to interfere in it. Through NGOs, the EU and US used our wealth to set up parallel publics in non-EU countries like Georgia. These influential, yet unelected, NGO representatives have access to resources and politicians in Brussels and Washington, hold sway in institutions, effectively spread propaganda and police the terms of debate. The stir up protest and destabilisation in order to forward the strategic aims of their foreign paymasters. The foreign agents law is flawed, but if it is enacted it would be a result of anti-democratic EU and US meddling in Georgia. You have pushed too hard for too long.
Debate: Attempts to reintroduce a foreign agent law in Georgia and its restrictions on civil society
Date: TUESDAY, 23 APRIL 2024
Speaker: Clare Daly
Political group: The Left
Country: France
Language: EN

Madam President, so here we go again, giving out about foreign interference in Georgia while brazenly interfering ourselves. We never talk about the reality of life in a country where almost a quarter of the population lives abroad, driven out by abject poverty and non-existent labour rights. The median wage in Georgia is about EUR 360 a month.  Emigration is the main thing Georgians expect from EU membership. They’re not starry-eyed believers in our values, they have much bigger problems to worry about. And while the EU zealously runs the rule of law over every aspect of Georgian law and society to see if it measures up to our values, it does absolutely nothing to improve wages or conditions in Georgia. You couldn’t care less about them.  Georgia’s NGO class is absolutely maximalist when it comes to liberal reforms but, like the EU, is meekly minimalist when it comes to the building blocks of a decent life: workers’ rights, minimum wages and social security. That’s what happens when your grassroots movement is led from the top and powered by grant money. You’d see deeper roots on an Astroturf pitch. Would we stop interfering and allow the Georgians to stead up their own future.
Debate: Attempts to reintroduce a foreign agent law in Georgia and its restrictions on civil society
Date: TUESDAY, 23 APRIL 2024
Speaker: Janez Lenarčič
Language: EN

Ahead of the next enlargement report this autumn, the EU will continue to monitor the reforms put forward. We stand ready to support the country in all reform efforts, but we will clearly denounce any decision that might undermine democracy, human rights and the rule of law. This is all for the benefit of the Georgian people and we are today denouncing the attempt to reintroduce the law that we have already condemned last year.
Debate: Attempts to reintroduce a foreign agent law in Georgia and its restrictions on civil society
Date: TUESDAY, 23 APRIL 2024
Speaker: Pina Picierno
Country: Spain
Language: IT

Comunico di aver ricevuto cinque proposte di risoluzione a conclusione della discussione conformemente all'articolo 132, paragrafo 2, del regolamento. La discussione è chiusa. La votazione si svolgerà giovedì 25 aprile 2024.
Debate: Situation in Haiti
Date: TUESDAY, 23 APRIL 2024
Speaker: Pina Picierno
Country: Spain
Language: IT

L'ordine del giorno reca la discussione sulla dichiarazione del Vicepresidente della Commissione/Alto rappresentante dell'Unione per gli affari esteri e la politica di sicurezza sulla situazione ad Haiti ( Ricordo agli onorevoli deputati che per questa discussione si terrà un unico giro di interventi e non è prevista la procedura "catch the eye".
Debate: Situation in Haiti
Date: TUESDAY, 23 APRIL 2024
Speaker: Leopoldo López Gil
Political group: PPE
Country: Ireland
Language: ES

Es inaceptable que el país esté dominado por bandas armadas, pandilleros que no tienen respeto por la vida humana, que actualmente controlan a más del 80 % de Puerto Príncipe, su capital. Son inadmisibles la corrupción que inunda las instituciones públicas y la privación de los derechos sociales y políticos de todos los haitianos, quienes no han acudido a las urnas para elegir a sus representantes desde las elecciones de 2016. Ese año hubo una participación de solamente el 20 % de sus habitantes registrados, lo que nos da a entender que hay una falta de confianza de los ciudadanos en sus instituciones. Además, su Asamblea Nacional está vacía desde 2023.  Desde el Parlamento Europeo hacemos un llamamiento urgente al Consejo Presidencial de Transición para restaurar el orden y nombrar un presidente interino que pueda llevar al país a un proceso electoral democrático mediante el cual los haitianos puedan elegir a sus representantes.
Debate: Situation in Haiti
Date: TUESDAY, 23 APRIL 2024
Speaker: Carlos Zorrinho
Political group: S-D
Language: PT

A violência, a escassez de bens alimentares e a falência dos sistemas de saúde e de educação fazem com que se estime que 45 % da população do Haiti esteja em estado de necessidade. Não podemos ignorar que, ao longo deste mandato, várias vezes debatemos a situação do Haiti nas comissões deste Parlamento, no Plenário e concluímos sempre, com largo consenso, pela necessidade de uma ação urgente.  No entanto, não obstante as nossas intenções expressas, as ações foram restritas e a situação no terreno nunca se inverteu, muito pelo contrário, continuou a degradar-se. É preciso garantir que o Conselho de Transição, cujo objetivo será designar um novo primeiro-ministro, assegurar a estabilização institucional e garantir a realização de eleições presidenciais imparciais até fevereiro de 2026, tenha o apoio necessário para exercer a sua missão.  Para isso, a rápida constituição e intervenção de uma missão apoiada pelas Nações Unidas é determinante para conseguirmos um contexto de segurança, para que seja cumprido o calendário de normalização institucional. É também fundamental para permitir a reabertura dos portos e aeroportos, ação decisiva para fazer face à catástrofe humanitária, à fome e à carência de medicamentos. Chega! Chega de palavras. É tempo de agir. O Haiti não pode ser mais uma crise esquecida.
Debate: Situation in Haiti
Date: TUESDAY, 23 APRIL 2024
Speaker: Max Orville
Political group: Renew
Country: Greece
Language: FR

Face à l’effondrement de la situation politique, humanitaire et sanitaire, nous devons agir. L’Union européenne doit être au rendez-vous de la paix et de la démocratie. D’abord, en appuyant la mise en œuvre de l’embargo des Nations Unies sur les armes, lesquelles prolifèrent; ensuite, en adoptant des sanctions européennes massives contre tous les soutiens aux gangs, y compris au sein de la société civile, de la police et des institutions publiques et politiques; enfin, avec un audit et un rapport précis de la Cour des comptes européenne sur la manière dont les fonds de l’Union sont dépensés en Haïti. Rien ne pourra avancer si nous ne nous attaquons pas au nœud du problème: les gangs. Le peuple haïtien doit pouvoir compter sur le soutien des Européens.
Debate: Situation in Haiti
Date: TUESDAY, 23 APRIL 2024
Speaker: Caroline Roose
Political group: Verts/ALE
Country: Poland
Language: FR

Nous pouvons aider Haïti avec trois mesures concrètes: appliquer fermement l’embargo de l’ONU sur les armes, instaurer un moratoire sur les expulsions d’Haïtiennes et d’Haïtiens – malgré la situation critique dans le pays, près de 300 000 personnes ont été expulsées vers Haïti depuis 2021 – et enfin, imposer des sanctions ciblant les gangs et les membres de la classe politique qui les soutiennent. Pendant trop longtemps, la communauté internationale s’est appuyée sur les élites corrompues qui ont contribué à l’impasse actuelle. Elle doit changer d’approche, promouvoir la démocratie en Haïti et s’appuyer sur la société civile et les accords de Montana.
Debate: Situation in Haiti
Date: TUESDAY, 23 APRIL 2024
Speaker: Maxette Pirbakas
Political group: NI
Country: Sweden
Language: FR

Madame la Présidente, Monsieur le Haut Représentant, Monsieur le Président, chers collègues, que s’est-il passé depuis notre dernier débat sur Haïti? Les meurtres ont augmenté de 50 % au premier trimestre, selon l’ONU. Plus on parle d’Haïti, plus les bandes armées y sèment la terreur et la mort. Le gouvernement haïtien est tombé, ce qui va dans le sens de l’apaisement. Le Conseil de transition a timidement commencé ses travaux pour dessiner une issue politique à la crise, mais sa légitimité est faible. Il n’y a même pas de femme parmi ses membres titulaires. L’urgence aujourd’hui est humanitaire: plus de 1,6 million d’Haïtiens sont confrontés à une insécurité humanitaire aiguë. C’est en leur faveur que l’Union européenne doit agir. Je tiens à saluer le pont aérien ponctuel mis en place par la Commission. C’est peu, mais c’est bien. J’appelle en revanche à mettre en place un pont aérien permanent doté d’une logistique pérenne. Si nous voulons faire de l’Europe une puissance géopolitique, nous devons être capables de mettre en place ce style de grande opération. Notre diplomatie humanitaire doit être capable de penser à moyen et à long terme. Nous devons remplacer la réaction face à l’urgence par une logique d’accompagnement dans la durée. Je souhaite qu’Haïti serve de laboratoire à cette nouvelle ambition de l’Union européenne. Je compte sur vous.
Debate: Situation in Haiti
Date: TUESDAY, 23 APRIL 2024
Speaker: Janez Lenarčič
Language: EN

Unfortunately, we must also acknowledge that the humanitarian situation is not receiving an adequate international response. More robust collective efforts are needed to enhance the delivery of lifesaving aid to Haitians.  A genuine Team Europe approach is crucial at this point to take up this challenge, and the European Commission is determined to play its part. At the same time, we very much hope the transition plan, as was agreed, will be viable and sustainable as this is currently the best hope for the country.  It will therefore be vital to see this political breakthrough quickly translating into concrete results on the ground. In this process, the Haitians will continue to be able to count on us.
Debate: Withdrawal of the Union from the Energy Charter Treaty
Date: TUESDAY, 23 APRIL 2024
Speaker: Pina Picierno
Country: Spain
Language: IT

L'ordine del giorno reca la discussione sulla raccomandazione di Anna Cavazzini, Marc Botenga, a nome della commissione per il commercio internazionale, commissione per l'industria, la ricerca e l'energia, concernente il progetto di decisione del Consiglio relativa al recesso dell'Unione dal trattato sulla Carta dell'energia (
Debate: Withdrawal of the Union from the Energy Charter Treaty
Date: TUESDAY, 23 APRIL 2024
Speaker: Anna Cavazzini
Country: Netherlands
Language: DE

Doch es gibt viele Hindernisse. Der Vertrag über die Energiecharta ist das beste – oder soll ich vielleicht sagen: das schlimmste – Beispiel für eine Struktur, die uns an Fossile fesselt und die dringend notwendige Energiewende verteuert und verlangsamt. Der Vertrag ist das Investitionsschutzabkommen, unter dem es bei Weitem am meisten Klagen gab. Bis Dezember 2023 waren es 162. 162 Klagen gegen den Kohleausstieg, gegen den Ausstieg aus Öl und Gas. 162 Klagen gegen den  Unternehmen können also einfach unsere ordentlichen Gerichte umgehen und sich an ein privates Tribunal wenden. So forderten RWE und Uniper von der niederländischen Regierung 2,4 Milliarden Euro Schadensersatz wegen des Kohleausstiegs bis 2030. Italien musste dem britischen Ölkonzern Rockhopper 250 Millionen Euro Entschädigung zahlen, weil Italien die Erschließung von Offshore-Ölvorkommen entlang der Küste verboten hat. Die Liste könnte fortgesetzt werden. Das ist doch Wahnsinn, liebe Kolleginnen und Kollegen! Genau deshalb hat dieses Parlament schon längst den Austritt der EU und ihrer Mitgliedstaaten aus diesem fossilen Knebelvertrag gefordert. Deshalb hat dieses Parlament schon längst festgestellt, dass die vorgeschlagenen Reformen dieses Vertrages alles nur verschlimmbessern würden. Es waren lange Jahre der Debatten, der Kampagne, der sehr konstruktiven Zusammenarbeit hier im Europäischen Parlament. Viele Initiativen von Richterverbänden und von der Zivilgesellschaft. Ich kann es immer noch nicht glauben, denn zwischendurch schienen die Widerstände zu hoch. Aber jetzt steht der Austritt der EU aus dem Energiechartavertrag kurz bevor, und das ist wahrlich historisch. „Private Schiedsgerichte verstoßen gegen die Demokratie“, sagte mal ein ehemaliger deutscher Verfassungsrichter. Mit der Abstimmung morgen holen wir uns die Demokratie wieder zurück. Zwar hätte ich mir einen koordinierten Austritt mit allen EU-Mitgliedstaaten gewünscht. Aber ich erkenne die Realität an, dass es dafür momentan im Rat keine Mehrheit gibt. Immerhin sind schon zahlreiche Mitgliedstaaten, unter anderem Deutschland dank des grünen Wirtschaftsministers Robert Habeck, aus dem Vertrag ausgestiegen. Liebe Kolleginnen und Kollegen, stimmen Sie morgen dem Austritt der EU aus dem
Debate: Withdrawal of the Union from the Energy Charter Treaty
Date: TUESDAY, 23 APRIL 2024
Speaker: Kadri Simson
Language: EN

Nevertheless, since 1998, the Treaty has not been substantially updated while the EU’s investment policy and energy and climate goals have been updated. As a consequence, in 2018, the EU and its Member States called for a modernisation of the outdated Treaty and carried out the negotiations between 2019 and 2022, in order to align the Treaty to Union law and policy, notably on investment protection and energy and climate goals.  Whereas the negotiations were successful in modernising the Treaty, despite efforts on all sides, the Council unfortunately did not back the Commission proposal on the adoption of the modernised Energy Charter Treaty at the end of 2022. In the meantime, some Member States started the process of withdrawing from the treaty. Italy, France, Germany and Poland have already left, and Luxembourg, Portugal and Slovenia are in the process of withdrawal. Remaining in this Treaty exposes the Union to the adverse impact of an unreformed Treaty, which is incompatible with our energy and climate goals, as well as the principle of autonomy of Union law. In view of the situation, in July last year the Commission proposed for the Union to withdraw from the Treaty. Parliament also supported the Union’s withdrawal from the Energy Charter Treaty in its resolution on of 24 November 2022. The Commission’s position was to ensure a uniform withdrawal of the EU and all Member States jointly, in view of the exclusive competence on investment that the Treaty covers and the coherence of our international representation, including to uphold our energy and climate goals. Mindful of the urgent need to ensure a swift withdrawal from the nature of the treaty, in March this year, the Commission made a complementary proposal to allow the modernisation of the Energy Charter Treaty. This proposal makes it possible to unblock the current stalemate and ensures swift withdrawal of the EU from the Energy Charter Treaty, but also shortens the sunset clause significantly. Following the EU’s withdrawal, the Commission – in its right of initiative – would discuss and assess the conditions and modalities for individual Member States to remain in a modernised treaty. Against this background, both the EU withdrawal and the modernisation proposal should move in parallel and be adopted by the Council as a package, if the European Parliament gives its consent to the proposal for the Union withdrawal from the Treaty. I welcome the positive vote in the joint INTA and ITRE committee to recommend to the Parliament to give its consent to proceed with an EU withdrawal from the Treaty that is not aligned with our energy and climate agenda. The Union remaining in this Treaty is not an option. I am looking forward to your debate and to the vote tomorrow.
Debate: Withdrawal of the Union from the Energy Charter Treaty
Date: TUESDAY, 23 APRIL 2024
Speaker: Danuta Maria Hübner
Political group: PPE
Country: Germany
Language: EN

Unfortunately, two years ago, political conditions for the ECT modernisation at the Council and at the EP level did not exist. Now, the new approach proposed by the European Commission opens the possibility for the EU to withdraw from the ECT.  Parliament is expected to give its consent for the Council decision on the withdrawal and the EPP is supportive of the withdrawal decision of the Council. For the modernisation to take place during the November ECT Conference, Member States wishing to stay in the ECT should not prevent its modernisation.  We expect the Council to accept this approach and hope that this agreement regarding the authorisation procedure will not become a stumbling block for those states that would like to remain members of the modernised treaty. We also understand that the Commission and the Council will take into account the fact that after the notification of the withdrawal, the EU will have only one year of grace period. We also expect to be informed as soon as possible about the
Debate: Withdrawal of the Union from the Energy Charter Treaty
Date: TUESDAY, 23 APRIL 2024
Speaker: Inma Rodríguez-Piñero
Political group: S-D
Country: Netherlands
Language: ES

Y estoy muy de acuerdo con lo que ha dicho, señora comisaria: quedarse en el Tratado no es una opción. Mi grupo político ha defendido siempre la modernización del Tratado si cumplía todos y cada uno de los requisitos que pedíamos. Yo reconozco los esfuerzos y mi grupo reconoce los esfuerzos que ha hecho la Comisión en la modernización, pero no han sido suficientes. Evidentemente, dentro de las cincuenta y tres partes contratantes no todos comparten las ambiciones de la Unión para combatir el cambio climático. Ya lo sabíamos, y en la Resolución de este Parlamento de 2022 lo dijimos claro.  Es fundamental conseguir mañana un voto masivo a decir no al mantenimiento en este Tratado; no a un sistema de protección de inversiones basado en el arbitraje privado que permita a los inversores demandar a los Gobiernos por la eliminación de los combustibles fósiles.  Hoy hay 35 000 millones USD pendientes en litigios contra Gobiernos por esta razón y tenemos que decir no a los obstáculos a la lucha contra el cambio climático, algo que es absolutamente incompatible con los objetivos de París. Por eso creemos que es fundamental dar mañana un mensaje alto y claro de que somos coherentes, de que defendemos lo que decimos y lo que proponemos, y de que esta salida del Tratado de la Unión será efectiva.  Y otra cosa que pido, en este caso al Consejo, es que permita que las reclamaciones intracomunitarias dejen de tener lugar en virtud de ese Tratado y vayan a donde deben ir, que es a los Tribunales de Justicia de la Unión.
Debate: Withdrawal of the Union from the Energy Charter Treaty
Date: TUESDAY, 23 APRIL 2024
Speaker: Marie-Pierre Vedrenne
Political group: Renew
Country: Denmark
Language: FR

Dans cet hémicycle, avec plusieurs collègues, depuis le premier jour de cette mandature, nous avons affirmé avec force que nous ne pouvions rester signataires de ce traité dépassé et incompatible avec notre objectif de neutralité carbone. Au cours de ce mandat, notre Parlement européen a adopté à la majorité cette ambition, poussant plusieurs États membres à faire ce choix. À raison et sous notre pression, ils sont sortis individuellement de ce traité obsolète. Nous ne pouvons accepter qu’un de nos États membres soit attaqué par des puissances ou entités étrangères qui placent leurs intérêts économiques avant nos objectifs d’indépendance et de neutralité carbone. Avec la nouvelle affirmation de ce vote, nous devons enfin concrétiser la sortie coordonnée de l’Union européenne du traité sur la charte de l’énergie. Ainsi, nous passerons définitivement de la parole aux actes, des discours à la défense concrète de nos ambitions et de nos intérêts européens. Il est plus que temps.
Debate: Withdrawal of the Union from the Energy Charter Treaty
Date: TUESDAY, 23 APRIL 2024
Speaker: Ville Niinistö
Political group: Verts/ALE
Country: Poland
Language: FI

Tämä sopimus on ollut ainoita asioita, mitä fossiiliyhtiöillä on ollut jäljellä, kun ne ovat yrittäneet epätoivoisesti hidastaa Euroopan murrosta kohti hiilineutraalia ja puhdasta energiaa. Viime vuosina olemme käynnistäneet satojen miljardien, ellei jopa tuhansien miljardien eurojen investoinnit puhtaaseen energiaan ja puhtaaseen vihreään siirtymään. Voi sanoa, että kansainvälisen energiajärjestön mukaan Euroopasta vihreän siirtymän avulla on luotu Euroopan kasvusta kolmekymmentä prosenttia viime vuosina, kun globaalisti vihreän kasvun osuus on kymmenen prosenttia talouskasvusta. Tämä on siis se asia, missä olemme edenneet ja se, että nyt eroamme tästä fossiilisia suojaavasta peruskirjasta, on tärkeä askel sille, että jatkamme työtämme siitä, että Eurooppa ja Euroopan unioni on ensimmäinen, joka pääsee kokonaan eroon fossiilisesta energiasta, ja tämä on myös viesti siitä, että vauhditamme investointeja puhtaisiin ratkaisuihin.
Debate: Withdrawal of the Union from the Energy Charter Treaty
Date: TUESDAY, 23 APRIL 2024
Speaker: Beata Kempa
Political group: ECR
Country: Czechia
Language: PL

To wynik zielonego szaleństwa narzuconego państwom członkowskim niestety przez Komisję Europejską. Zielony Ład dławi naszą gospodarkę. Inwestycje w panele słoneczne, pompy ciepła czy wiatraki to w 90% wysyłka pieniędzy do Chin, bo to ich firmy przodują w tych technologiach. Mało tego, gdy my niszczymy nasz przemysł węglowy i zamykamy kopalnie, to w Azji powstaje co tydzień nowy blok węglowy.  Zielony Ład doprowadzi do biedy i bezrobocia. Zamiast rozwijać swoje firmy, staniemy się montowniami dla chińskich producentów. Zamiast stawiać na dostępne w Europie surowce, uzależniamy się od chińskich dostaw. A jak bardzo to boli, pokazała pandemia.  Czas zmienić kierunek. Czas przywrócić Europę jej mieszkańcom. Czas zatrzymać Zielony Ład i cieszyć się suwerennością gospodarczą, bogactwem i rozwojem. Chcemy żyć i oddychać czystym powietrzem. Chcemy żyć w przyjaznym środowisku, ale to wszystko musi być i odbywać się zgodnie z regułami, powoli i nie kosztem, i nie przymusem dla mieszkańców Europy.