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Debate: Istanbul Convention and violence against women
Date: WEDNESDAY, 25 NOVEMBER 2020
Speaker: Manon Aubry
Political group: GUE/NGL
Country: France
Language: FR

Aujourd’hui, je veux vous dire notre rage, celle de femmes qui n’en peuvent plus de subir les violences de la rue jusqu’à nos foyers, dans l’espace public ou l’intimité, y compris ici au Parlement européen. Subir des remarques machistes, les mains baladeuses et se taire par peur de perdre son emploi. Sentir un corps qu’on ne désire pas, être considérée comme un vulgaire objet, être forcée, violée, parfois par un inconnu, mais bien plus souvent par un époux, un père ou un ami. Et subir dans sa chair la violence d’un sexe que l’on ne veut pas. Se sentir sale, humiliée et se taire encore par peur de ne pas être crue, avoir honte, se sentir coupable: la double peine. Et comme tant de femmes, entendre de celui qu’on a choisi d’abord des critiques, puis des insultes, toujours plus fréquentes, et puis les premières gifles, l’isolement, les stigmates sur le corps, étouffées, être paralysées de peur, de douleur, ne pas pouvoir fuir, voir la mort approcher, les coups de plus en plus violents jusqu’à ceux qui tuent. Ces féminicides, trop souvent qualifiés encore par les médias de crime passionnel. La vie arrachée pour le seul fait d’être une femme. Elles sont 86 en France à avoir été tuées, depuis janvier, sous les coups de leur conjoint ou ex-conjoint, et bien plus encore dans toute l’Union européenne. Ce sont nos mères, nos sœurs, nos amies. Je voudrais que leur nom résonne haut et fort dans cet hémicycle, même si, pour cela, Madame la Présidente, je dois excéder mon temps de parole et être interrompue. Si ni nos témoignages ni notre rage ne vous poussent à agir, alors j’espère que ce décompte morbide de ces vies que nous aurions dû sauver vous y obligeront. Raymonde, 84 ans; Anne-Sophie, 48 ans; Laëtitia, 31 ans; Valérie, 48 ans, Jeanine, 89 ans; Valérie; Dina; Pascaline, 60 ans; Mélanie, 35 ans; Jacqueline, 23 ans; Georgette, 88 ans; Brigitte, 67 ans; Thérèse, 80 ans; Véronique, 50 ans; Aïssatou; Gwenaëlle, 34 ans; Marie-Amélie, 53 ans; Andrée, 81 ans; Claudette; Virginie, 41 ans; Sylvie, 50 ans; Magdalena, 33 ans; Florence, 50 ans; Jennifer, 35 ans; Sylvie, 45 ans; Marguerite, 90 ans; Salma, 21 ans; Grâce, 21 ans; Séverine, 31 ans; Lisiane; Olivia; Sabrina, 21 ans; Anne, 83 ans; Sélène, 55 ans; Marcelle, 84 ans; Brigitte, 68 ans; Fatiha, 52 ans; Karina; Dialine; Bettina, 53 ans; Barbara, 47 ans; Myriam, 37 ans; Emmanuelle, 41 ans; Madalina, 40 ans; Linda, 37 ans; Tiffany, 23 ans; Monica, 51 ans; Geneviève, 42 ans; Joëlle, 50 ans; Simone, 76 ans; Déborah; Virginie, 45 ans; Céline, 38 ans; Laure, 52 ans; Hanane, 37 ans; Manon, 19 ans; Lola, 29 ans; Korotoume, 30 ans; Natacha, 43 ans; Sylvina, 51 ans; Brigitte, 59 ans; Aurore, 49 ans; Khaddija, 48 ans; Alexandra, 30 ans; Stéphanie, 43 ans; Aurélie, 43 ans; Franciele, 29 ans; Christine, 58 ans; Karine, 51 ans; anonyme; Nirojini; anonyme; anonyme; Valérie; Mélissa; anonyme; Maelys; anonyme; Sonia, 47 ans; Camille; anonyme; anonyme; Sandy, 33 ans; France, 56 ans; Lucette, 78 ans.
Debate: Istanbul Convention and violence against women
Date: WEDNESDAY, 25 NOVEMBER 2020
Speaker: Roberta Metsola
Country: Poland
Language: MT

Minkejja li mort lil hinn mill-ħin, jiena xtaqt li nagħtik dan il-ħin għaliex nifhem il-gravità tas-sitwazzjoni u l-konverżazzjoni li aħna qed ikollna. Ngħaddi issa l-kelma biex tagħlaq din id-diskussjoni l-Kummissarju Helena Dalli.
Debate: Istanbul Convention and violence against women
Date: WEDNESDAY, 25 NOVEMBER 2020
Speaker: Helena Dalli
Language: EN

As Pina Picierno rightly pointed out, this is barbarism versus civilisation. She put it exactly as it is because what you have demonstrated, Manon, is barbarism. It’s not civilisation. As Pina also pointed out, this is about men. When we speak among ourselves here, among women, we are speaking to the converted. We all know what the problem is. Some of us are victims. So it would have been good had we had some male speakers during this session, but I am sure that they are listening and I am sure that there are many men – I know many men – who want to fight this. But, as I said, it would have been good had they been vocal about it in this particular session. And, yes, as María Soraya Rodríguez Ramos put it, silence is complicity. So at no point must we stop working on this reality. Sylwia Spurek, I said that we are working on the ratification and simultaneously we are working on legislation. As you know, we are committed to this and this is in our Gender Equality Strategy, which we presented last March. So of course we are committed to this and we shall keep our promise, but obviously we also need your support.  Again, as Manon Aubry said, gender-based violence is not only about being physically beaten by your partner. There are many other forms of violence which some women don’t even realise, like the examples you mentioned –this is violence against you. There could be psychological violence, there could be financial violence and there could be other things, which the Me Too movement has highlighted and worked upon. The world started to realise then that many things happen in life to women and that women don’t speak up. Until they did speak up, which is a good thing, but of course there’s so much that we have to do in this area of policy.  We are committed. We will keep our promise. We have been saying how this year has been a challenging year, especially for women facing violence. I therefore count on this Parliament’s support to put in place an instrument that helps prevent violence against women and domestic violence, protects victims and prosecutes perpetrators. There is no time, nor any excuse, to roll back on gender equality and on women’s rights.  I thank you again for your participation in this debate today and I thank you heartily for your support. I know that you are with us on this and we shall continue fighting until we don’t come here to this Parliament with lists of women who have been killed in these situations.
Debate: Istanbul Convention and violence against women
Date: WEDNESDAY, 25 NOVEMBER 2020
Speaker: Angel Dzhambazki
Political group: ECR
Country: Germany
Language: BG

Конвенцията не помага на жертвите на насилие, а атакува нашите традиции, ценности и вярвания за семейството и отношенията между мъжа и жената. Държавите, които не искат да я ратифицират, не трябва да бъдат осъждани или притискани да я приемат. В България има решение на Конституционния съд, което обявява, че Конвенцията е в разрез с нашата Конституция и вярвам, че Европа трябва да уважи това решение.
Debate: Istanbul Convention and violence against women
Date: WEDNESDAY, 25 NOVEMBER 2020
Speaker: Lina Gálvez Muñoz
Political group: S-D
Country: France
Language: ES

La Delegación está a favor de la de la Declaración de la Comisión sin Resolución, coincidente con el Día Internacional de la Eliminación de la Violencia de Género, ya que el Convenio del Consejo de Europa sobre Prevención y Lucha contra la Violencia contra las Mujeres y la Violencia Doméstica, el Convenio de Estambul, es la referencia internacional.  Según la encuesta de la Agencia de los Derechos Fundamentales de la UE (2014), 1 de cada 3 mujeres de la UE ha sufrido violencia física y/o sexual desde los 15 años. El 55 % de las mujeres se ha enfrentado a una o más formas de acoso sexual y 1 de cada 20 ha sido violada. Los confinamientos se han traducido en un incremento de casos de violencia de genero.
Debate: Istanbul Convention and violence against women
Date: WEDNESDAY, 25 NOVEMBER 2020
Speaker: Isabel García Muñoz
Political group: S-D
Country: Greece
Language: ES

La Delegación está a favor de la de la Declaración de la Comisión sin Resolución, coincidente con el Día Internacional de la Eliminación de la Violencia de Género, ya que el Convenio del Consejo de Europa sobre Prevención y Lucha contra la Violencia contra las Mujeres y la Violencia Doméstica, el Convenio de Estambul, es la referencia internacional.  Según la encuesta de la Agencia de los Derechos Fundamentales de la UE (2014), 1 de cada 3 mujeres de la UE ha sufrido violencia física y/o sexual desde los 15 años. El 55 % de las mujeres se ha enfrentado a una o más formas de acoso sexual y 1 de cada 20 ha sido violada. Los confinamientos se han traducido en un incremento de casos de violencia de genero.
Debate: Istanbul Convention and violence against women
Date: WEDNESDAY, 25 NOVEMBER 2020
Speaker: Lívia Járóka
Political group: PPE
Country: Slovakia
Language: EN

Every single EU Member State must make sure that laws are implemented to insure the protection and assistance victims require. The Istanbul Convention is one instrument among others. It is politically driven with the introduction of the gender ideology and in many cases sets lesser standards than the legal instruments already existing. Furthermore, the Istanbul Convention does not guarantee the end of violence against women. It is decisive governmental action that makes the difference and that is the case in Hungary. Numbers speak for themselves and each day we see the situation improve without ratifying the convention. Equality is an essential principle enshrined in our European values and we all must ensure this becomes a reality for all our citizens, men and women, boys and girls. We need targeted actions that address the roots problems and adapt to the reality in Member States, and address the associated problems such as poverty and exclusion.
Debate: Hungarian interference in the media in Slovenia and North Macedonia
Date: WEDNESDAY, 25 NOVEMBER 2020
Speaker: Pedro Silva Pereira
Country: Bulgaria
Language: PT

Segue-se na ordem do dia o debate sobre as Declarações do Conselho e da Comissão sobre a interferência da Hungria nos meios de comunicação social na Eslovénia e na Macedónia do Norte ( Recordo aos Senhores Deputados que, em todos os debates deste período de sessões, não haverá procedimentos “catch the eye” nem perguntas “cartão azul”.  Preveem-se intervenções a partir dos nossos Gabinetes de Ligação nos Estados-Membros.
Debate: Hungarian interference in the media in Slovenia and North Macedonia
Date: WEDNESDAY, 25 NOVEMBER 2020
Speaker: Věra Jourová
Language: EN

While the measures presented in the action plan will in a large proportion address threats to democracy in the EU, the plan will also have a strong international dimension. The Commission already supports media freedom and pluralism through a variety of initiatives within the scope of its competences. The media pluralism monitor, drawn up by the independent Centre for Media Pluralism and Media Freedom and co-financed by the Commission, examines threats and risks to media pluralism in the EU and selected candidate countries and potential candidates. Media freedom and pluralism is also part of the Commission’s annual rule of law report. The 2020 report adopted in September covers all 27 Member States, including Hungary and Slovenia. The report examines a number of issues relevant for media freedom and pluralism, including transparency of media ownership, state advertising and political control of the media.  Concerning North Macedonia, the Commission and the EU delegation are following the developments in the media sector in the country very closely. The Commission reports on these issues in its regular enlargement packages, including in its latest 2020 report on North Macedonia. This report assessed that greater transparency on media ownership and possible illegal media concentration is required.  In accordance with the division of competences between the European Union and its Member States, matters regarding the application of electoral laws are the responsibility of the Member State authorities and it is for the competent national administrative and judicial authorities to ensure compliance with applicable EU law and relevant standards. As a part of the electoral package issued by the Commission in September 2018, the Commission asked the Member States, in line with their applicable rules, to encourage and facilitate the transparency of paid online political advertisements and communications. National and European political parties, foundations and campaign organisations were asked to provide such transparency. The law in many Member States, including Slovenia and Hungary, regulates transparency in campaigning.  Concerning the online platforms’ role, the major online platforms that are signatories to the self-regulatory code of practice on disinformation have committed to provide transparency and public disclosure around online political advertising.  Democracy is a common value of the European Union. The functioning itself of our Union is founded on the principle of representative democracy. Elections in Europe shall be conducted according to the highest democratic standards. You can count on the Commission’s vigilance on these important matters in line with our competence. The aim will be to counter disinformation and to adapt to evolving threats and manipulations, as well as to support free and independent media.
Debate: Hungarian interference in the media in Slovenia and North Macedonia
Date: WEDNESDAY, 25 NOVEMBER 2020
Speaker: Romana Tomc
Political group: PPE
Country: France
Language: SL

V Sloveniji imamo resne težave z medijskim prostorom, ki je popolnoma neuravnotežen že trideset let. Monopoli, ki so se na vseh področjih, od gospodarstva do sodstva in medijev, oblikovali v tem času, so v rokah levice. To preprečuje uresničevanje demokratičnih procesov v državi. Poseben problem je nacionalna radio-televizija, za katero bi pričakovali, da je neodvisna, pa žal temu ni tako. Dominantni mediji v Sloveniji predstavljajo 90 % medijskega prostora. Tisti v slovenski lasti so v rokah leve tajkunske elite, ki preko njih izvaja politično agendo. In njihova moč je izjemna. Razen nekaj svetlih izjem je objektivno novinarstvo v Sloveniji žal mit. O zgodbah, ki jim ne ustrezajo ne pišejo. Veliko je prikrivanja in pristranskega poročanja, zato je tistih nekaj ne-levih in neodvisnih medijev za Slovenijo res izjemnega pomena. Veliko nepreglednost v lastništvu ugotavlja tudi Evropska komisija. Spremembe so torej potrebne in ne pomenijo uničevanja neodvisnih medijev. Ravno nasprotno, so poskus, kako medijski prostor narediti boljši, bolj neodvisen, pregleden in uravnotežen. Žal je ravno ta primer očiten dokaz, kako celo v Evropskem parlamentu slovenski socialisti zlorabljajo medije za politični boj. Za mano bosta nastopili dve bivši slovenski novinarki, ki imata bogate izkušnje z neuravnoteženim medijskim prostorom. Bili sta del tega in ne dvomim, da bosta z vsemi silami branili monopole, v katerih sta delovali.
Debate: Hungarian interference in the media in Slovenia and North Macedonia
Date: WEDNESDAY, 25 NOVEMBER 2020
Speaker: Tanja Fajon
Political group: S-D
Language: SL

Kolegica je žal spet blatila mojo državo in vse drugače misleče. Ni bil to namen te razprave. Mi smo vam zastavili pet konkretnih vprašanj, prispevkov preiskovalnih novinarjev. Zakaj so ta izjemno pomembna? Če drži, da so madžarska podjetja blizu najožjega kroga madžarskega premierja Orbana, govorimo o 4 milijonih evrov, financirala nakupe medijev v Severni Makedoniji v času pred volitvami za podporo nekdanjemu makedonskemu premierju Gruevskemu, ki je pozneje pridobil azil na Madžarskem, je to lahko grobo poseganje v demokratične procese držav. Poldrugi milijon madžarskega denarja naj bi domnevno prišel tudi na račune dveh slovenskih medijskih hiš blizu te, trenutno vladajoče, SDS. Nakazila je preiskovala parlamentarna komisija, žal pa se je zamenjala vlada in preiskava se je zaustavila. Moja skrb je – tudi ob nedavni prodaji slovenske medijske hiše madžarski TV hiši – da gre za vpletanje madžarskega političnega vrha v medije in demokratične procese moje države. Če bo to dokazano, je skrajno nedopustno. Svoboda medijev in suverenost naših držav nista naprodaj. Nikjer in nikoli.
Debate: Hungarian interference in the media in Slovenia and North Macedonia
Date: WEDNESDAY, 25 NOVEMBER 2020
Speaker: Irena Joveva
Political group: Renew
Country: Latvia
Language: SL

Ravno včeraj smo tu razpravljali, da se je stanje svobode medijev v Uniji poslabšalo. In ravno večino včeraj izpostavljenih problematik v bistvu lahko nazorno vidimo pri madžarskem vmešavanju v medije v Severni Makedoniji in v Sloveniji. Poleg tega niti ni več skrivnost, da poskuša slovenska vlada – brez mandata javnosti – Slovenijo predrugačiti v iliberalno družbo. Po vzoru Orbana, kakopak.  Napadi na javne medije, ogrožanje njihovega financiranja in vodenje paralelne strankarske medijske krajine, ki se za povrh očitno financira iz Orbanovega kroga, so le trije od mnogih poskusov uzurpiranja oblasti z metodami, ki kršijo temeljne vrednote Unije.  Komisija bi zato po mojem morala spremljati tudi marsikatere druge poteze naše vlade, ker dejanja največje stranke v bistvu preraščajo v problem celotne Unije. Jaz sicer mislim, da se tega zavedamo vsi tu, kot se zavedamo tudi, da je Unija v preteklosti predolgo naivno odlašala z ukrepanjem, dokler ni en tak problem ušel izpod nadzora. In tu dejansko uhajajo zadeve izpod nadzora.  Orodja imamo pa na voljo, saj veste. Ampak veste tudi, kaj še potrebujemo, da se zoperstavimo takemu razkroju naših demokracij. Pogum in politično voljo. Zato tokrat res ne želim splošnih odgovorov, ampak konkretno opredelitev do tega problema. In predvsem želim dejanja.
Debate: Hungarian interference in the media in Slovenia and North Macedonia
Date: WEDNESDAY, 25 NOVEMBER 2020
Speaker: Tineke Strik
Political group: Verts/ALE
Country: Poland
Language: EN

I would like to know what the Commission is going to do about this. Does it address this issue with Hungary? What concrete measures does it take towards Slovenia – either more investigation or measures really to ensure that there is no backsliding in Slovenia on this issue? How can we better protect North Macedonia against this harmful interference? This example shows exactly the importance of a swift start to the negotiations and talks with North Macedonia, as has been promised now for a very long time. I call upon Bulgaria to lift its obstruction and let these start, and also on the Council Presidency to increase the pressure on Bulgaria to do so.
Debate: Hungarian interference in the media in Slovenia and North Macedonia
Date: WEDNESDAY, 25 NOVEMBER 2020
Speaker: Angel Dzhambazki
Political group: ECR
Country: Germany
Language: BG

А сега по темата с медиите в Северна Македония. Да, в Северна Македония се води яростна антибългарска кампания, яростна. Казвам пак, за съжаление тя е подкрепяна от проруски и просръбски кръгове и за съжаление, г-н Орбан дава убежище на г-н Груевски, и по този начин пряко участва в тази антибългарска кампания. Но дори този парламент участваше, когато прие резолюция, в която мои двама колеги, г-н Кънев и г-жа ..., забравих ѝ името, предложиха резолюция, в която настояват за признаването на несъществуваща сепаратистка организация, несъществуващи малцинства. Това не може да стане. Когато говорим за свобода на словото, уважаеми, това не е само какво казват медиите на г-н Сорос, но за съжаление и г-н Орбан има своя дял в това лошо положение в момента. Но на Вас обещавам да Ви разкажа подробно темата.
Debate: Hungarian interference in the media in Slovenia and North Macedonia
Date: WEDNESDAY, 25 NOVEMBER 2020
Speaker: Manu Pineda
Political group: GUE/NGL
Country: Czechia
Language: ES

El Gobierno de Orbán, el gran protegido de los partidos de Berlusconi y Casado, ha conseguido montar una red clientelar en los Balcanes, desviando más de cinco millones de euros, y las consecuencias ya son visibles. Eslovenia ejerce ahora de satélite de Orbán cerrando fronteras y aliándose con los Gobiernos liberticidas de Polonia y Hungría en el bloqueo de los fondos de recuperación, un bloqueo que está dejando en la estacada a millones de trabajadores europeos, especialmente a los del sur. Y hacen esto porque se les exige que respeten el Estado de Derecho.  Lanzo una pregunta a los diputados del Partido Popular español: ¿van a seguir protegiendo a la extrema derecha corrupta de Hungría impidiendo que su grupo la expulse? La de Orbán no es la única injerencia: en España estamos viviendo la financiación ilegal a Vox, que recibió casi un millón de euros de un grupo terrorista iraní.  Como les decía, está bien que tengamos este debate, ¿pero qué medidas se van a tomar? Señora Jourová, necesitamos más transparencia y garantizar que aquellos que ponen en peligro nuestra democracia no reciban ni un euro de dinero público.
Debate: Hungarian interference in the media in Slovenia and North Macedonia
Date: WEDNESDAY, 25 NOVEMBER 2020
Speaker: Balázs Hidvéghi
Political group: PPE
Country: France
Language: EN

Mr President, to my colleagues on the left, let me start with some simple questions. Aren’t you concerned by Swedish or Austrian political interference in Slovenia? Or maybe German political interference in Hungary, Poland or perhaps in Croatia?  I am asking you this because, for instance, a Swedish company owns the biggest economic daily newspaper in Slovenia. Another big Slovenian paper is owned partially by Austrians, and one of its commercial TV channels is now in Czech hands. Or let me tell you that RTL Klub, a popular TV channel in Hungary, is owned entirely by the German RTL Group. Believe it or not, 80% of regional papers in Poland and 60% of the print media in Croatia are also in German hands. Doesn’t this give you a hard time sleeping at night? Well, it should not.  These companies have invested their capital into media products in other Member States for profit, in line with one of the most basic principles of this community: the freedom of movement of capital. The same is true for North Macedonia: investments are private business matters for media companies, and they have nothing to do with politics. This one-sided criticism which is always directed at countries with conservative governments is hypocritical and absurd, and it really shouldn’t feature on the agenda of the European Parliament. This institution should remain a serious place that acts in the interests of citizens, and it should not become a circus for political clowns.
Debate: Hungarian interference in the media in Slovenia and North Macedonia
Date: WEDNESDAY, 25 NOVEMBER 2020
Speaker: Kati Piri
Political group: S-D
Language: EN

Mr President, it hardly comes as a surprise that Hungarian leaders, with Slovenian assistance, put together an international interference operation pouring millions of euros into pro-Janša and pro-Gruevski media organisations, because we all know very well that Orbán’s outrageous propaganda efforts in North Macedonia and Slovenia are just the tip of the iceberg. Whether in Brussels, Ljubljana or in Skopje, Orbán has only one goal: undermining the European Union for his own personal gain. That is why he sought to topple the Zaev Government, end the Prespa Agreement, grant political asylum to Gruevski and prevent North Macedonia’s much delayed EU accession. When will the EPP Group finally end this bumpy love affair with Fidesz authoritarians? Orbán has failed for now, but for his efforts will not stop unless you finally take action. And Commissioner, combating foreign interference is rightly one of the Commission’s top priorities. I urge you to show the same resolve in tackling such brazen interference by one of our Member States.