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Debate: EU-NATO cooperation in the context of transatlantic relations
Date: MONDAY, 5 JULY 2021
Speaker: Dubravka Šuica
Language: EN

Let me welcome that it incorporates a number of elements of key importance and relevance for EU—NATO cooperation, such as emphasising the European Union’s ambition to be a global actor for peace and security, highlighting that the European Union’s strategic autonomy strengthens transatlantic security, reaffirming the importance of key principles guiding EU—NATO cooperation and calling for coherence between the two reflection processes, notably the Strategic Compass on the European Union side and NATO 2030 on NATO’s side. In the current strategic environment and in light of the common challenges, joining and closely coordinating our efforts is the most obvious choice. Enhanced EU—NATO cooperation remains instrumental in bringing Europe and North America closer. We seek to deepen the fostering of the transatlantic bond. Cooperation with NATO remains a key priority for the European Union, as confirmed by the Council on several occasions. Last month, the NATO Summit Communiqué reaffirmed that the European Union is a unique and essential partner for NATO. The two joint declarations of 2016 and 2018, together with the 74 common actions for implementation, provide a well-established, solid and comprehensive framework for cooperation. It is based on a strong political mandate received from both EU Member States and NATO allies. The NATO summit invited the Secretary-General to develop the next strategic concept to be endorsed at the next summit. At the same time, on our side, we are taking forward our reflection process, which will lead to the adoption of the Strategic Compass in March next year. Rest assured that we see a clear need for coherence between these two reflection processes. We are working in this direction in full respect of the decision—making autonomy of both organisations. In the wake of a very successful EU—US summit and as we approach the fifth anniversary of the Warsaw Joint Declaration, we see clear political momentum for further strengthening our strategic partnership and taking our cooperation to the next level. We are exploring ways regarding the common way forward, a renewed political commitment to take the form of a new joint declaration. I count on the continued support of the European Parliament in further strengthening our mutually reinforcing and beneficial strategic partnership with NATO.
Debate: Amendments to Parliament’s Rules of Procedure
Date: MONDAY, 5 JULY 2021
Speaker: Klára Dobrev
Country: Poland
Language: HU

A következő pont Gabriele Bischoff az Európai Parlament eljárási szabályzata 99., 197., 213., 214., 222., 223., 230., 235. cikkének és V. mellékletének módosításáról, valamint új, 106a. cikkel történő kiegészítéséről szóló jelentésének rövid ismertetése (
Debate: Amendments to Parliament’s Rules of Procedure
Date: MONDAY, 5 JULY 2021
Speaker: Dubravka Šuica
Language: EN

This is foreseen in paragraph 21 of the framework agreement on the relations between the two institutions. The Commission gave due consideration to the amendments adopted in December last year to ensure the functioning of Parliament under extraordinary circumstances, in particular those linked to the COVID-19 pandemic.  The Commission takes note of the current amendments which mainly concern internal arrangements of the European Parliament. These amendments mostly aim at ensuring legal certainty by updating a number of references in order to take account of recently adopted legal texts. In particular, the Commission notes the amendment to Rule 99 on discharge to the Commission in respect of the implementation of the budget amended to include a reference to the new financial regulation, that is Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2018/1046.  The Commission knows that the Rule 235 on powers and responsibilities relating to European political parties and European political foundations was amended to include a reference to the same regulation, and the Commission notes the reference of the Regulation (EU) 2019/1673 on the European citizens’ initiative in Rule 222 on public hearings and debates on citizens’ initiatives, and Rule 230 on the Citizens’ initiative.  The Commission does not have any comments related to these amendments. The Commission welcomes the European Parliament’s commitment to ensure gender balance within its internal bodies as reflected in the amendment to Rule 213 on the Bureau of parliamentary committees.  We understand that the revision of the Rules of Procedure is a work in progress. Additional amendments might be considered in the future to take into account further developments. This is relevant in the context of the reflection process launched by President Sassoli on how to improve the democratic work of Parliament and draw lessons from the recent pandemic.  The framework agreement on relations between the European Parliament and the European Commission is the written translation of the spirit of sincere and mutual cooperation that should govern the relations between our two institutions. It is therefore of the utmost importance that Parliament and the Commission duly implement its provisions, both when it comes to claiming rights and to respect obligations.  In this context, the Commission expects to continue to be informed on and stands ready to respond to any consultation on future amendments to the Parliament’s Rules of Procedure that would affect the mutual cooperation. I want to thank you very much for your work and am looking forward to our cooperation.
Debate: Amendments to Parliament’s Rules of Procedure
Date: MONDAY, 5 JULY 2021
Speaker: László Trócsányi
Political group: NI
Country: Latvia
Language: HU

Enélkül a független és kisebb frakcióban ülő képviselők nem tudják – még súlyos jogi hiba esetén sem – a nagyobb frakciók által támogatott napirendi pontok napirendről való törlését indítványozni, pedig ezen képviselőknek a politikai sokszínűséget korlátozó szabályok miatt alapvetően nehezebb a helyzete. Mindeközben az EP működése kapcsán a járványhelyzet alatt is jogi aggályok merültek fel. Noha javasoltam, hogy Bíróság vizsgálja meg a házszabály járványhelyzet miatti, decemberi módosításának érvényességét, ezt elvetették. A Parlament jogalap nélkül állt át 2020 februárjában a digitális távszavazásra, és saját mulasztásának köszönhetően csak 10 hónappal a járványhelyzet kezdete után fogadott el új szabályokat a helyzet orvoslására. Házszabályát viszont még ekkor is távszavazással módosította, holott azt csak személyes jelenlét mellett lebonyolított szavazással lehetett volna módosítani. Nem teljesítette a strasbourgi plenáris ülések számát előíró szerződési rendelkezéseket sem, korlátozásra kerültek a képviselők jogai a járványhelyzetre való hivatkozással. A járványhelyzet alatt egyértelműen erősödött a demokráciadeficit mértéke.
Debate: Presentation of the programme of activities of the Slovenian Presidency
Date: TUESDAY, 6 JULY 2021
Speaker: Malik Azmani
Political group: Renew
Country: Netherlands
Language: EN

The priorities mentioned by the Slovenian Presidency seem to give some hope. You will strive to facilitate the EU’s recovery and reinforce its resilience. You want to reflect on the future of Europe, strengthen the rule of law and European values, and increase security and stability in the European neighbourhood. I think it is very easy to combine the latter three.  But I’m afraid, Mr Janša, that your track record at home means that we cannot take your words for granted. Why don’t you start reflecting on the future of Europe by abiding by the rule of law, upholding our values yourself? Don’t you think our internal security and stability would increase? Unfortunately, you seem to want to be part of a very sinister club that doesn’t appreciate free media, that can’t stomach the independence of judiciary or respecting LGBTIQ rights at all.  A whiff of corruption, nepotism and fraud never seems to be far away from this club, you so desperately want to associate yourself with. You talk the talk, but you don’t walk the walk Mr Janša. Even when you presented your priorities to the Commission last week you could not resist petty politics, talking down on judges and MEP’s, our colleagues in the House, Mr Janša. I wish more Commissioners would have joined Frans Timmermans and would have left you standing there in self-pity.  Dear Prime Minister, you remind me of Vladimir Bartol when he wrote: ‘Nothing is an absolute reality, all is permitted.’ We all admire his work, but you Sir take it too literally.  Upholding the rule of law is an adamant reality for us. So please stop harassing journalists and judges. Stop appointing your political friends in the police force. And start appointing an EPPO prosecutor.  The Commission should have never approved your Next Generation EU money before an independent Slovenian prosecutor is added to the EPPO. We will ask the Council to make the Commission’s wrong right and not approve your funds before this is done.  Dear Prime Minister, we do want to work with you. Renew does want to help you make this presidency a success. But we will do so based on the proof or your own words ‘Strengthen the rule of law and European values’.  So please, show us you mean it, and you will find a helping hand in our Group. We want to work with you on the Fit for 2030 package. We want to finally start tackling the migration crisis. We want to work on the DSA and the DMA, and build a Health Union together. But none of this can ever work in a Europe that’s lost its values, its core beliefs.  So, you need to drag yourself out of the darkness and into the light and you will meet us with open arms once you get there.
Debate: Presentation of the programme of activities of the Slovenian Presidency
Date: TUESDAY, 6 JULY 2021
Speaker: Ska Keller
Political group: Verts/ALE
Country: Sweden
Language: EN

But we are concerned about how willing the Slovenian Presidency is to take on those challenges. While we see unprecedented heatwaves and while the ocean is literally on fire, your Presidency will be in a position to start the negotiations on the climate package. You have a historic chance to help upgrade the EU’s position from the recent insufficient climate targets and focus on a massive rollout of a green and socially just transition. In your Presidency’s priorities, however – and you mentioned exactly that just now in your speech – not only is such an ambition lacking, but you are even giving credit to false solutions. On the rule of law, Prime Minister Janša, you seem to have been following and taking a look into a course on illiberal democracy, and that is dangerous for the European values your Presidency is claiming to uphold. Smear campaigns and the intimidation of free media and civil society, and looking for scapegoats are not the acts we expect from a European government.  You have said that your Presidency’s number one priority is resilience and recovery, and I think we both agree that the key to achieve this is a good and targeted use of the common European funds dedicated to the recovery that we so dearly need. I am therefore wondering, as are colleagues, why Slovenia is the only country in the entire European Union that has not yet nominated its prosecutors to the European Public Prosecutor’s Office. What is the message that you are sending by interfering with judicial nominations? You’ve just said how important judicial independence is. Interfering with judicial nominations that are supposed to shed light on fraudulent use of public money in our union is rather strange to me with the rule of law being one of the priorities that you have set.  The Presidency is always a time when a country and its government are in the limelight. While a country as beautiful as Slovenia always deserves to be the spot of attention, I do have some doubts about how you and your government will represent the EU in the next six months. But I hope that you will prove me, and us, wrong. We are very much looking forward to cooperating with you because a successful presidency is indeed a success for the whole European Union, but it needs to be based on the common values and targets that we have all agreed and signed up to.
Debate: Presentation of the programme of activities of the Slovenian Presidency
Date: TUESDAY, 6 JULY 2021
Speaker: Marco Zanni
Political group: ID
Country: Portugal
Language: IT

Fatta questa premessa, vorrei passare ai temi che spero verranno sviluppati nel Suo semestre di Presidenza, temi di cui Lei ha parlato. Ha fatto una riflessione sulla pandemia, la pandemia è stato un momento sicuramente devastante. Lei citava un'immagine di questi carri in fila e quest'immagine viene dalla città da dove provengo. Abbiamo sofferto tanto, però se c'è da guardare un lato positivo, abbiamo scoperto attraverso la pandemia che delle cose in Europa non andavano.  Lei ha toccato il tema dell'economia, ha ricordato che è stata l'Europa a inventare l'economia sociale di mercato. Però ci siamo accorti che questo modello forse non funziona in maniera corretta, se è vero, come dimostrano i numeri, che l'Europa è il continente che negli ultimi decenni è cresciuto di meno rispetto ai nostri competitor, sia economie già sviluppate come gli Stati Uniti, sia economie in via di sviluppo. È necessario un cambiamento radicale delle regole che governano il nostro modello di sviluppo socioeconomico.  Ha parlato anche dell'industria che è un tema importantissimo. Anche qui, con la pandemia, ci siamo accorti che il nostro modello non andava, che avevamo esternalizzato troppo, che eravamo troppo dipendenti da tecnologie sviluppate da altri paesi e anche qui apprezziamo e speriamo in una grande cooperazione tra la Sua Presidenza e il Commissario Breton che di idee buone ne ha messe sul campo.  Però esiste un problema e una contraddizione, perché Lei ha citato il settore dei semiconduttori, ma non possiamo sviluppare un'industria o recuperare il gap tecnologico che abbiamo con paesi terzi in alcuni settori, se non cambiamo le nostre regole sugli aiuti di Stato e quindi una necessità di cambiamento che spero sia al centro della Sua Presidenza e di questi sei mesi di politica.  In conclusione ancora vorrei fare un augurio. Sappiamo che su di Lei possiamo contare e nonostante questa fredda accoglienza che qualcuno Le ha dimostrato, io mi auguro che davvero questo sia un semestre di successo e che al di là dei fattori singoli dimostri che esiste un'alternativa che io considero migliore alla cooperazione europea rispetto a quella fallimentare che abbiamo visto negli ultimi anni.  È importante dimostrare che si può fare bene all'Europa, che si può costruire una buona cooperazione europea nel rispetto delle nostre diversità e nel rispetto delle nostre tradizioni e soprattutto nel rispetto delle nostre nazioni che, piaccia o no, rimangono il baluardo, il nucleo fondante e fondamentale delle nostre democrazie. Grazie ancora e in bocca al lupo.
Debate: Presentation of the programme of activities of the Slovenian Presidency
Date: TUESDAY, 6 JULY 2021
Speaker: Lívia Járóka
Political group: NI
Country: Slovakia
Language: HU

Elnök Úr! Üdvözlöm az Európai Tanács soros elnöki székében Szlovéniát, Jansa miniszterelnök urat és a képviselőket. We have talked from my heart in many of the areas and we share a lot of things together as I am a Hungarian MEP.  A járvány számos próba elé állította, ahogy Ön is elmondta, Európát. Közös jövőnkről, közös értékeinkről és a kihívásainkról végre őszintén kell beszélni, és nyílt, őszinte párbeszédet kell folytatnunk, nemcsak az életmódunk sokszínűsége miatt, amely erősíti az Unió közösségét, hanem amiatt is, mert a kölcsönös tisztelet és egyenlőség nem engedheti meg, hogy a kettős mérce legyen Európa zsinórmértéke. Köszönöm, hogy erre felhívta a figyelmet! Üdvözlöm az elnökség célkitűzéseit, számomra nagyon fontos a romaügy, az Európai Parlamentnek az egyik roma képviselője vagyok, és egy diszkriminált közösséget képviselek. A számok sajnos nagyon tragikusak, főleg a Covid árnyékában, ezért nagyon fontosnak tartom, hogy az Ön soros elnöksége a jogállamisági mechanizmussal, a nemzeti és etnikai kisebbségekkel, a hátrányos helyzetűekkel, a szegényekkel, kiemelten Európa roma közösségeivel foglalkozzon, védelmüket, biztonságukat és esélyegyenlőségünket szolgálja a „rule of law” – nagyon fontos. Kérem, hogy a nemzeti romastratégiákat is jobban koordinálják, mert ez a félév nagyon fontos lesz. Önöknek nagy tudásuk van kisebbségi és nemzetiségi csoportok integrálásában, és úgy gondolom, hogy az Ön feladata nagy, az elnökség feladata nagy, grandiózus, és ehhez sok erőt kívánok önöknek!
Debate: Presentation of the programme of activities of the Slovenian Presidency
Date: TUESDAY, 6 JULY 2021
Speaker: Romana Tomc
Political group: PPE
Country: France
Language: SL

Spoštovani predsednik Sassoli, spoštovana predsednica von der Leyen, spoštovani premier Janez Janša.  Najprej iskrene čestitke, moja država Slovenija, za 30 let, za vse, kar si na tej poti samostojnosti doživela, preživela in obstala. Slovenija z ambicioznimi cilji in programom predseduje Evropski uniji v času, ko želimo od Evropejcev izvedeti, kakšna naj bo Evropska unija prihodnosti.  Slovenci smo se, kar zadeva prihodnost, vedno znali pravilno odločiti, tudi zato imamo samostojno državo. Želimo svobodo v najširšem pomenu in vladavino prava za vse. Želimo sodelovanje in želimo spoštovanje.  Slovenska vlada je v preteklem letu pokazala, da zna in zmore. Državo je z učinkovitimi ukrepi v času krize pripeljala med države, ki dosegajo zelo dobre napovedi in zelo dobre rezultate.  Enako, kot je vlada predana delu za Slovenijo, je slovensko predsedstvo odločeno, da pomaga Evropski uniji pri uresničevanju gospodarskih, socialnih, zdravstvenih, okoljskih, digitalnih in vseh drugih ciljev, ki so še pred nami. Ob tem pa je seveda nujno zavedanje, da Evropska unija nima prihodnosti, če bi jo vodili s preglasovanjem in izključevanjem, ter da smo v Uniji združeni narodi z različno preteklostjo in tudi različnimi pogledi na prihodnost.  Spoštovani predsednik, želim, da s svojimi izkušnjami in modrostjo pomagaš okrepiti sodelovanje, da s svojo vztrajnostjo spodbujaš k preseganju razlik in s predanostjo iščeš tisto, kar nas povezuje. Srečno pri tem tvojem drugem predsedovanju, za katerega ne dvomim, da ga boste skupaj z vso ekipo opravili z odliko. Srečno, Slovenija. Srečno, Evropska unija.
Debate: Presentation of the programme of activities of the Slovenian Presidency
Date: TUESDAY, 6 JULY 2021
Speaker: Tanja Fajon
Political group: S-D
Language: SL

Spoštovani plenum, spoštovani predsednik Parlamenta, predsednica Komisije, spoštovani predsednik slovenske vlade. V Evropski uniji in v tej stavbi je Slovenija zadnjih 17 let pisala uspešne zgodbe. Evropski poslanci iz Slovenije smo promovirali zgledne slovenske projekte in prodorne slovenske ljudi. S ponosom. Danes bi v tej dvorani želela čutiti ta isti ponos. Pa je kritik na račun moje države vsak dan več. Ugled Slovenije se je v času trenutne vlade žal zamajal in premnogi se sprašujete o naših vrednotah in evropski naravnanosti. Dragi kolegi, želim vam sporočiti, da dejanja in besede vedno našega predsednika ali posameznih ministrov niso tudi dejanja in stališča vseh naših ljudi. Raziskave javnega mnenja so jasne: velikanska večina Slovencev danes ne podpira smeri, v katero drvi naša država. Ne podpirajo pogosto nespoštljive retorike, arogance, cinizma. Ne podpirajo posnemanja madžarskega ali poljskega premierja, pritiskov na medije, tožilstvo, neodvisne institucije. Ne podpirajo samoodločnega, samovoljnega odločanja mimo zakonov in ustave ali včasih pajdašenja s skrajno desnico. Ne bodo dopustili, da se na tak način spreminja značaj slovenske družbe. Zato danes v Sloveniji vre. Odraz tega žalostnega političnega ozračja so bile tudi demonstracije danes pred Parlamentom. Ljudje ne dovolijo, da bi bili utišani, in zahtevajo spremembo. Želijo priložnost, da bi dokazali, da smo Slovenci odgovoren, zrel in samozavesten narod. Upam, da bo predsedovanje ta priložnost, da bo državi, ljudem, vsem, ki se borimo za spoštovanje evropskih vrednot in norm, v prihodnjih mesecih vrnjen ta ugled in ponos. Da bo Slovenija ob koncu predsedovanja deležna mednarodne pozornosti v slogu naših izjemnih Pogačarja in košarkarjev z Dončičem na čelu, ki te dni razveseljujejo svet z vrhunskimi športnimi podvigi. Zato pozivam vas, spoštovani predsednik vlade, da Slovenijo zavoljo rasti demokracije, zaradi vsakega posameznika in blagostanja celotne družbe vrnete nazaj na pot dobrih, modernih, odprtih, prijaznih in spodobnih držav. V jedro zdrave Evrope, kamor spadamo. Med kritične, prizadevne in svobodomiselne ljudi, kajti Slovenci to smo.
Debate: Presentation of the programme of activities of the Slovenian Presidency
Date: TUESDAY, 6 JULY 2021
Speaker: Stéphane Séjourné
Political group: Renew
Country: Slovakia
Language: FR

Monsieur le Président, Madame la Présidente, Monsieur le Premier ministre, si je devais résumer le début de ce débat dans notre hémicycle par un mot, je dirais «dommage». Dommage, parce que d’un côté, à la lecture des priorités slovènes, je ne peux que soutenir un certain nombre d’éléments. Le travail sur la reprise économique, qui est indispensable pour notre marché intérieur, sur l’autonomie stratégique, qui est maintenant un objectif politique partagé par cet hémicycle et par l’Union européenne, la création de l’Union européenne de la santé: la Commission a énormément travaillé sur ces sujets et la crise du COVID nous a tous mobilisés. Accélérer les transitions numériques et les transitions écologiques, c’est le sens de l’histoire. La conférence sur l’avenir de l’Europe, Monsieur le Premier ministre, il faudra la porter politiquement, parce qu’il faudra nous réformer nous-mêmes pour être crédibles envers nos concitoyens. Mais je dis dommage, parce que je distingue peut-être les priorités très constructives que vous avez évoquées, Monsieur le Premier ministre – et qui permettront d’ailleurs d’avancer sur tous les éléments –, et la situation politique d’un pays qui se revendique de plus en plus ouvertement illibéral. Nous sommes inquiets et c’est dommage. C’est dommage pour ce débat, c’est dommage pour les priorités et pour le fait qu’on les parasite un petit peu avec des histoires internes, mais qui sont tout aussi importantes pour nous, puisque ce sont les valeurs européennes. Nous sommes inquiets de la campagne de haine contre les journalistes qui est relayée par le gouvernement, inquiets des tentatives de contrôle des services publics, inquiets aussi du signal envoyé par la Slovénie, qui n’a toujours pas nommé de magistrats pour le parquet européen – cela a été évoqué par l’ensemble des groupes politiques. Monsieur le Premier ministre, nous soutiendrons peut-être, voire sûrement, vos priorités, mais nous resterons vigilants. Il faut donner des preuves, des preuves d’adhésion à l’Union européenne au moment où vous la présidez. En tout cas, nous vous soutiendrons dans la réussite de cette présidence pour les six prochains mois sur le fond, et nous serons vigilants quant aux valeurs européennes.
Debate: Presentation of the programme of activities of the Slovenian Presidency
Date: TUESDAY, 6 JULY 2021
Speaker: Jordi Solé
Political group: Verts/ALE
Country: Bulgaria
Language: EN

Mr President, let me congratulate the Slovenian people for the 30th anniversary of its independence, but let me also recall that there are still other European countries struggling to vote on our independence, struggling to exercise our right to self—determination, as you did 30 years ago.  Let me also hope that during your presidency, you can show that small, performing nations like Slovenia can take the helm in an efficient and constructive way. But in this crucial moment for the recovery of our economies and societies and for building a more resilient and cohesive Union, the last thing the EU needs is more division on fundamental values, entertaining conspiracy theories, or siding with those who put at stake the very values on which our Union is based, and which by no means are imaginary.  We cannot and we will not accept either double standards or relativism when it comes to fundamental rights.