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Debate: The state of play on the submitted RRF recovery plans awaiting approval
Date: WEDNESDAY, 6 OCTOBER 2021
Speaker: Andrey Novakov
Political group: PPE
Country: France
Language: BG

Г-жо Председател, г-н Комисар, колеги, вероятно 90% от дебата дотук бе насочен върху това, че няколко държави, които са подали своите планове за възстановяване и устойчивост, има вероятност да не бъдат одобрени. В тази връзка искам да кажа няколко неща. Първо, това са средства не за дадени правителства, а за дадени народи, за да се справят с последствията, които коронакризата нанесе върху тях. Второ, това е по-малкият проблем, защото все още има държави, които въобще не са подали своите планове. Както вече стана ясно, една от тези държави е Нидерландия, а втората е България. В тази връзка, понеже обичам държавата си, особено когато се управлява по начин, който буди тревога, да попитам комисаря: първо, има ли начин страните, които не са подали планове за възстановяване и устойчивост, да бъдат под риск от загубване на европейски средства? Второ, има ли начин страните, които се управляват в момента от правителства, които са неспособни да подадат план за възстановяване и устойчивост, да получат някаква помощ от Европейската комисия, така че народите на тези две страни да не загубят достъп до европейско финансиране, което в случая е толкова важно? И накрая, има ли механизъм, по който Европейската комисия в такива ситуации да направи така, че да принуди държавите да спазват сроковете дори тогава, когато те се управляват от служебни правителства, които не могат да носят отговорност за спазването на тези срокове? И накрая, обвързано ли е подаването на плановете за възстановяване и устойчивост с одобрението на оперативни програми, свързани ли са двете, поставя ли под риск липсата на план одобрението и на оперативни програми?
Debate: The state of play on the submitted RRF recovery plans awaiting approval
Date: WEDNESDAY, 6 OCTOBER 2021
Speaker: Marek Belka
Political group: S-D
Country: Poland
Language: PL

Pani Przewodnicząca! Panie Komisarzu! Krajowy program odbudowy, którego używał polski rząd, by zrobić sobie piękne zdjęcia z wielkimi czekami, nadal nie został zaakceptowany w Brukseli. Dwa główne priorytety funduszu odbudowy to inwestycje w zielone rozwiązania i rozwój cyfrowy. Polski rząd trudzi się, by pokazać, że gra w zielone, a zwykły Polak nadal nie wie, jaki miks energetyczny chce nam zaproponować. Jaka ma być rola węgla, atomu, energii wiatrowej. Polski rząd przy Komisji lansuje cyfrowe rozwiązania, a z Nowym Ładem zabiera pieniądze samorządom, które odpowiedzialne są za edukację, także cyfrową. Działania KPO mają być długoterminowe, by zapewnić nam rozwój, a jedyny znany nam dłuższy termin to przedłużenie koncesji dla Turowa. Bardzo zielone i partnerskie dla naszych sąsiadów, nawiasem mówiąc. Po co więc był pisany polski KPO? Cytując ulubiony zespół premiera Morawieckiego, niestety wyłącznie dla mamony.
Debate: The state of play on the submitted RRF recovery plans awaiting approval
Date: WEDNESDAY, 6 OCTOBER 2021
Speaker: Dragoş Pîslaru
Political group: Renew
Country: Spain
Language: EN

Madam President, the most important strength of Europe is not the millions of euros in its budgets. It’s the millions of people defining every moment of its past, present and future. It’s about the values that we are sharing. The Recovery and Resilience Facility reflects the strengths of Europe. It was envisaged by the European Parliament as the most important tool the European Union has to offer in order to show that our citizens, their recovery, their wellbeing represent a priority for us. Our citizens never must be left in fear or deprivation, otherwise their insecurity and uncertain future will be exploited by politicians who threaten our democratic values by populist and harmful messages, from extreme left to the extreme right. By people who are irresponsibly playing with the future of citizens, who have all the right to see their health, educational and public administration systems becoming more resilient, to benefit from green transport and digital infrastructure, from training and skills to the labour market. This is what the RRF money has been conceived for. This is actually conceived in a particular article. As a co—rapporteur, I remember that vividly in Article 19(c) (j), where the Commission assessment is clear, whether the arrangements proposed by the Member State concerned are expected to prevent, detect and correct corruption, fraud and conflict of interest. They are not the resources in the RRF at the government’s discretion for use for personal interest, and they will not enter into party leaders’ pockets for propaganda purposes. Hungarian and Polish citizens need the Recovery and Resilience Facility, and their governments must respect the principle of transparency, of tackling corruption and fraud, because these principles are at the core of the RRF, and they are non-negotiable for the European Parliament.
Debate: The state of play on the submitted RRF recovery plans awaiting approval
Date: WEDNESDAY, 6 OCTOBER 2021
Speaker: Daniel Freund
Political group: Verts/ALE
Country: Spain
Language: EN

Madam President, we’re discussing a simple question today: is it a good idea right now to pay out many billions of euros to Poland and Hungary, countries that have no independent judiciary, that are defiant of decisions of the European Court of Justice, and where, in the case of Hungary, Orbán and his family and friends are stealing EU money on an industrial scale? So I would ask: how are we even discussing this right now? The Commission says that the use of the rule of law conditionality is imminent or it will be shortly used, and we’re still discussing giving away the main leverage, the biggest lever that we have to protect the rule of law, democracy, freedom of the press and the integrity of the EU budget, in Poland and Hungary. This is just a ridiculous idea. Don’t fund corruption. Don’t fund attacks on the rule of law. Don’t fund the attack on our freedoms and don’t give EU money if it’s being misused in those countries.
Debate: The state of play on the submitted RRF recovery plans awaiting approval
Date: WEDNESDAY, 6 OCTOBER 2021
Speaker: Heidi Hautala
Country: Poland
Language: FI

Taisin hieman itse tässä olla huolimaton, ja kollega sai paljon enemmän puheaikaa kuin hänellä oli. Pyydän anteeksi tarkkaamattomuuttani. Se ei ollut tarkoituksellista.
Debate: The state of play on the submitted RRF recovery plans awaiting approval
Date: WEDNESDAY, 6 OCTOBER 2021
Speaker: Andrey Slabakov
Political group: ECR
Country: Spain
Language: BG

Г-жо Председател, г-н Комисар, колеги, напечатахте 2 трилиона евро, за да възстановите икономиката на Европа. Според мен това го направихте като вид изнудване. Опитвате се да ни наложите икономическия модел на Зелената сделка, а той всъщност е толкова безумен, че предизвика неимоверен скок в цените на тока. Но нека не забравяме, че Комисията изисква да затворим мините и ТЕЦ-овете. Към момента те произвеждат близо 50% от енергията на България. Не е ли странно да говорите за възстановяване, а същевременно да настоявате да унищожим икономиката си, да вдигнем сметките на хората и  да застрашим енергийната сигурност? Всъщност толкова трагичен ще бъде и социалният ефект. Казвал съм го и преди, миньорите няма да станат балерини, а просто ще станат безработни. Ето защо ви призовавам да забравим заучените фрази на псевдозащитниците на природата и да мислим за нуждите на хората и на бизнеса. В България има нужда от бързо развитие на инфраструктурата в подкрепа на малките и средните предприятия, модернизация на бизнеса и дигитализиране на администрацията. Това са нужните мерки.
Debate: The state of play on the submitted RRF recovery plans awaiting approval
Date: WEDNESDAY, 6 OCTOBER 2021
Speaker: Dimitrios Papadimoulis
Political group: The Left
Country: France
Language: EL

Κυρία Πρόεδρε, τα κονδύλια του Μηχανισμού Ανάκαμψης και Σταθερότητας, κύριε Gentiloni, είναι ένα σημαντικό θετικό βήμα και πρέπει να πιάσουν τόπο και στα 27 κράτη μέλη, με εφαρμογή των κανόνων που ισχύουν και υπέρ της κοινωνίας και της οικονομίας και των πολλών. Να μην πάνε στις τσέπες λίγων και ισχυρών, να μην τροφοδοτήσουν τη διαφθορά και, όπως ζητά —και σωστά— η Ευρωπαϊκή Ένωση, να υπάρχουν κανόνες για τα ελλείμματα και τα χρέη και να τους σέβονται και τα 27 κράτη μέλη, πρέπει να σεβόμαστε και όλοι τους κανόνες για τον σεβασμό του κράτους δικαίου. Το Ευρωπαϊκό Κοινοβούλιο ζήτησε και πέτυχε να υπάρχει ένας μηχανισμός με conditionalities, με αιρεσιμότητες, που συνδέει τα κοινοτικά κονδύλια με τον σεβασμό του κράτους δικαίου. Αυτός ο μηχανισμός πρέπει να τηρηθεί, γιατί έχει την υπογραφή και του Κοινοβουλίου και της Επιτροπής και των 27 κρατών μελών. Αρκετές καθυστερήσεις έχουν γίνει.  Κι ένα τελευταίο: Ζητούμε διαφάνεια και από εσάς και από τις κυβερνήσεις της Ουγγαρίας και της Πολωνίας. Τι διαπραγματεύεστε; Πού έχετε κολλήσει μεταξύ σας; Δεν μπορεί να ξέρετε μόνο εσείς πίσω από κλειστές πόρτες ποια είναι τα θέματα στα οποία δεν υπάρχει μέχρι τώρα συμφωνία. Το δικαιούνται και οι λαοί της Πολωνίας και της Ουγγαρίας, που περιμένουν αυτά τα κονδύλια για να λυθεί το θέμα.
Debate: The state of play on the submitted RRF recovery plans awaiting approval
Date: WEDNESDAY, 6 OCTOBER 2021
Speaker: Antoni Comín i Oliveres
Political group: NI
Country: Romania
Language: IT

Signora Presidente, onorevoli colleghi, a novembre la Polonia prevede di ricevere 24 miliardi di euro dal  In Spagna la Corte suprema, in particolare il giudice Llarena, ha impugnato anche la Corte di Lussemburgo, che il 30 luglio aveva detto che gli euro-ordini emessi da questo giudice contro tre deputati di questa Camera – il presidente Puigdemont, Clara Ponsatí e io stesso – sono sospesi. Tuttavia, la scorsa settimana questo giudice ha informato le autorità giudiziarie italiane che non intende sospendere il mandato d'arresto europeo, ignorando la decisione del tribunale europeo. Commissario Gentiloni, la Commissione applicherà alla Spagna lo stesso standard della Polonia? Anche la prossima rata del
Debate: The state of play on the submitted RRF recovery plans awaiting approval
Date: WEDNESDAY, 6 OCTOBER 2021
Speaker: Markus Pieper
Political group: PPE
Country: Spain
Language: DE

Frau Präsidentin, Herr Kommissar! Die Coronahilfe ist eine Aufbauhilfe. Dass Europa hilft, ist im Krisenfall Ausdruck europäischer Solidarität, und es liegt auf der Hand, diese Förderung mit Zukunft zu verbinden. Deshalb die Bindung der Mittelvergabe an Investitionen in die Energiewende, in die Digitalisierung, in Bildung und an die Rechtsstaatlichkeit. Deshalb auch die Auflagen, die Verwendung dieses kostbaren Geldes der Steuerzahler so zu kontrollieren, wie die Gelder aus dem europäischen Haushalt kontrolliert werden. Da kommen mir jetzt allerdings Zweifel: Warum dauern die nationalen Pläne so lange, obwohl die Vorgaben so eindeutig sind? Warum gibt es immer wieder Berichte, dass dieses Geld zum Stopfen von Haushaltslöchern verwendet wird, anstatt es in die Zukunft unserer Betriebe und Kinder zu investieren? Die Kommission macht einen herausragenden Job. Aber was die Mitgliedstaaten teilweise abliefern, erinnert an das Chaos in der Strukturpolitik. Hier stauen sich 250 Milliarden Euro, weil es zu wenig seriöse Projekte gibt. Meine Damen und Herren, die Coronahilfe ist eine Nothilfe. Wiederholen wir mit Coronafonds deshalb nicht die Fehler der Regionalförderung und räumen den Ländern immer mehr Zeit, um sinnvolle Projekte vorzulegen. Ein Corona n+1, n+2, n+3 darf es nicht geben! Wenn die Länder dieses Geld absehbar nicht vernünftig nutzen, muss die Kreditlinie verringert, müssen entsprechende Anleihen reduziert werden. Es darf sich kein Geld aufstauen, was am Ende die Nachlässigkeit oder Verstöße gegen unsere Auflagen belohnt. Hier muss das Parlament jetzt eingreifen. Jetzt muss gegen die Krise agiert werden, nicht in einigen Jahren. Das gilt in Ungarn und Polen genauso wie in allen anderen europäischen Ländern.
Debate: The state of play on the submitted RRF recovery plans awaiting approval
Date: WEDNESDAY, 6 OCTOBER 2021
Speaker: Margarida Marques
Political group: S-D
Country: Cyprus
Language: PT

Senhora Presidente, Senhor Comissário, começo por felicitar a Comissão por todos os programas já aprovados até aqui.  O uso dos Fundos de Recuperação e Resiliência tem de respeitar todos os Regulamentos, incluindo a condicionalidade do Estado de Direito. E todas as pessoas e instituições são potenciais beneficiários. À Comissão cumpre assegurar o respeito destes princípios. Prevenir a fraude, a corrupção, o conflito de interesses, é imperativo! Segundo o Eurobarómetro, 85% dos europeus pedem transparência e um controlo efetivo dos Fundos de Recuperação e Resiliência. A Polónia e a Hungria, cujos governos enfraquecem o princípio do Estado de Direito, todos os Estados-Membros têm de cumprir os valores básicos da União Europeia para acederem aos fundos europeus. Não aceitaremos qualquer risco de discriminação relativamente aos beneficiários, de natureza de género ou de orientação sexual, ou política, das autarquias, dos eleitos por famílias políticas diferentes das dos respetivos governos. E a Comissão Europeia tem de assegurar que existem, em todos os modelos de gestão, os mecanismos necessários para impedir qualquer discriminação. Estas e outras. É isso que se espera da Comissão agora, antes da aprovação dos planos, e vigilância acrescida ao longo de toda a execução. O Parlamento fará a sua parte.
Debate: The state of play on the submitted RRF recovery plans awaiting approval
Date: WEDNESDAY, 6 OCTOBER 2021
Speaker: Charles Goerens
Political group: Renew
Country: Czechia
Language: FR

Madame la Présidente, le processus est long et compliqué, mais le respect des règles de conformité avec les grandes lignes politiques de l’UE peut expliquer la mise en œuvre quelquefois laborieuse de la facilité de relance et de résilience. Ne sous-estimons pas la portée de la façon dont le plan de relance devient réalité. La conditionnalité inhérente au plan de relance nous permet de faire un grand saut en matière d’intégration solidaire à l’échelle européenne, et ce, sous certaines conditions. Premièrement, la capacité d’absorption des fonds de Next Generation EU dans un délai trop court peut poser problème. Soit les pays bénéficiaires rencontrent des difficultés spécifiques à caractère procédural ou administratif, auquel cas il faut lui apporter une assistance technique pour surmonter ces difficultés; soit les exigences légitimes de la Commission peuvent avoir pour effet de ralentir le processus et là aussi, il importe d’y remédier. Deuxièmement, il importe de veiller au respect des règles de concurrence, de façon à ne pas entraver le bon fonctionnement du marché intérieur. Troisièmement, je souscris pleinement aux propos tenus par Katalin Cseh et Valérie Hayer, deux collègues de mon groupe politique, à propos de la conditionnalité. J’y souscris des deux mains. Dernière remarque: les défis qui sont devant nous en matière de santé et de lutte contre le changement climatique me font penser que Next Generation EU ne doit pas être la dernière opération du genre. Tout dépend de la volonté politique de nos institutions et de la façon de gérer la présente facilité.
Debate: The state of play on the submitted RRF recovery plans awaiting approval
Date: WEDNESDAY, 6 OCTOBER 2021
Speaker: Beata Szydło
Political group: ECR
Country: Netherlands
Language: PL

Pani Przewodnicząca! Szanowny Panie Komisarzu! Szanowni Państwo! Rozpocznę od stanowczego sprzeciwu wobec tych wypowiedzi, które uderzały w moją ojczyznę, w Polskę, jakoby Polska była krajem niepraworządnym i nieszanującym wartości europejskich. Myślę, że wielu z państwa, którzy to powiedzieli, byłoby szczęśliwymi i chciałoby żyć w tak praworządnym i szanującym zasady europejskie kraju.  Po drugie, przejdźmy do faktów. Polski rząd złożył zgodnie z zasadami krajowy plan odbudowy. Oficjalnie nie zostały zgłoszone żadne wobec niego uwagi. A więc nasuwa się pytanie: dlaczego tak się dzieje, skoro pani przewodnicząca von der Leyen wyraźnie powiedziała, że jedynym kryterium warunkowości będą nieprawidłowości finansowe, a przecież Polska jest jednym z nielicznych krajów Unii Europejskiej, które mają pod tym względem doskonałą kartę? I wreszcie na koniec mam refleksję: Panie Przewodniczący, Szanowny Panie Premierze, byliśmy oboje premierami, zasiadaliśmy w Radzie Europejskiej. Czy nie lepiej było może – i to jest gorzka refleksja, proszę wybaczyć, ale to powiem – zastosować weto, niż zaufać, że będą czyste reguły gry i wszystkie kraje będą na równi traktowane? Mam nadzieję, że Polska będzie wreszcie traktowana tak samo jak inne kraje i nasz plan odbudowy, zgodnie z zasadami, zostanie przyjęty.
Debate: The state of play on the submitted RRF recovery plans awaiting approval
Date: WEDNESDAY, 6 OCTOBER 2021
Speaker: Othmar Karas
Political group: PPE
Country: Germany
Language: DE

Frau Präsidentin, Herr Kommissar, meine Damen und Herren! Es ist wohl eines vollkommen klar: EU-Geld darf nur bei strikter Einhaltung der Rechtsstaatlichkeit und der demokratischen Grundsätze vergeben werden. Die Aufbaumilliarden müssen den Bürgerinnen und Bürgern zugutekommen. Sie dürfen nicht in dunklen Löchern oder in der Vetternwirtschaft versickern. Alle Bürgerinnen und Bürger der Europäischen Union sollen vom Turbo für den Weg aus der Pandemiekrise und von den Investitionen in die Zukunftsherausforderungen profitieren. Doch leider stellen sich manche Regierungen noch immer der eigenen Bevölkerung in den Weg. Die Europäische Kommission darf daher keinen Aufbauplan genehmigen, der den gemeinsamen vereinbarten Zielen nicht entspricht. Hier darf es keine falschen Kompromisse geben. Die Regierungen in Ungarn und Polen haben konkrete Reformempfehlungen betreffend die Unabhängigkeit der Justiz, die Medienfreiheit und die Antikorruption von der Kommission erhalten. Die Umsetzung dieser Reformen ist und bleibt eine wichtige Voraussetzung für die Genehmigung von frischem EU-Geld, die die Regierungen weder in Ungarn noch in Polen derzeit erfüllen. Ja, es braucht Dialog und entschlossenes Handeln. Das schärfste Instrument zur Durchsetzung der Rechtsstaatlichkeit ist der neue Rechtsstaatlichkeitsmechanismus im EU-Budget. Vier von fünf EU-Bürgerinnen und -Bürgern stehen dahinter. Zehn Monate nach seinem Inkrafttreten muss ihn die Europäische Kommission endlich einleiten. Das ist eine Frage der Ernsthaftigkeit und der Glaubwürdigkeit, denn es geht um Bürgersteuergeld. Wir haben nicht mehr viel Zeit.
Debate: The state of play on the submitted RRF recovery plans awaiting approval
Date: WEDNESDAY, 6 OCTOBER 2021
Speaker: Leszek Miller
Political group: S-D
Country: France
Language: PL

Pani Przewodnicząca! Panie Komisarzu! Podobnie jak większość moich rodaków uważam, że Polska powinna otrzymać jak najszybciej pieniądze z Krajowego Planu Odbudowy. Wprawdzie szef Narodowego Banku Polskiego ogłosił, że środki unijne nie są Polsce potrzebne, bo doświadcza ona cudu gospodarczego, nie można jednak traktować tych słów poważnie.  Podobnie jak większość deputowanych uważam, że środki przekazywane do krajów członkowskich powinny być pod ścisłą kontrolą instytucji europejskich. Dotyczy to także mojego kraju, którego rząd, co znamienne, nie przystąpił do Prokuratury Europejskiej. Mimo tego Komisja nie może wciąż utrzymywać polskiego planu odbudowy na etapie oceny. Skoro są zastrzeżenia do przestrzegania praworządności, to od 1 stycznia obowiązuje mechanizm warunkowości budżetowej. Parlament Europejski kilkakrotnie mobilizował Komisję do użycia tego mechanizmu, a nawet zapowiedział użycie kroków prawnych przeciwko Komisji za jej dotychczasową bierność. Komisja ma więc odpowiedni instrument, którego w każdej chwili może użyć.
Debate: The state of play on the submitted RRF recovery plans awaiting approval
Date: WEDNESDAY, 6 OCTOBER 2021
Speaker: Michal Šimečka
Political group: Renew
Country: Italy
Language: EN

Madam President, Commissioner, the agreement on the Resilience and Recovery Facility is a true European success story, because – despite the massive economic shock of the pandemic – the EU has largely avoided long-term negative impacts, and to a large extent it’s thanks to the RRF. But the EU cannot be a cash machine that does not look at how European taxpayers’ money is spent. For far too long, Brussels – the European Commission – has turned a blind eye on corruption and misuse of EU funding. European money really cannot be used to build authoritarian regimes or Putin’s pals’ palaces, such as the one Viktor Orbán is currently doing. I really hope the Commission by now understands this, because the Recovery and Resilience Facility must be a breakthrough moment for European integration in more ways than just one. Yes, it should put us on a path to meet our ambitious climate goals and ambitious digital goals. It should ensure a prosperous future for all Europeans. But at the same time, the RRF should also mark the end of an era when governments which are harassing journalists, judges or minorities could still profit from billions in European money without repercussions. I really hope that this moment, this instrument, will be the end of that era.
Debate: The state of play on the submitted RRF recovery plans awaiting approval
Date: WEDNESDAY, 6 OCTOBER 2021
Speaker: Patryk Jaki
Political group: ECR
Country: Slovenia
Language: EN

Madam President, the EU is blocking funds for Poland because it believes that the Constitution is higher than EU law. Meanwhile, many EU countries have done exactly the same, including Germany, which has, of course, already received its funds.  In addition, you say that Poland will only receive the funds if the Constitutional Tribunal rules as you wish in this matter. In other words, for years, you have been accusing Poland of alleged lack of independence in the justice system and now what are you doing? You are putting the gun to the judges’ heads and saying they can only rule the way that you want. This is the new European standard of independence. When Schuman watches what you are doing with his project, he turns in his grave – because he wanted to build solidarity between States and you are building walls.  Commissioner, you said that the most important thing for you is who spends money honestly. Really? Did you compare in your data Czechia and Poland? And this is the fundamental question: whose funds do you really block?