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Jaak Madison | MEP | ID | en | en | 2023-07-12T00:00:00 | 2023 | The need for EU action on search and rescue in the Mediterranean (debate) | – Madam President, dear colleagues, dear Ms Johansson. First of all, we have heard several times how we are very sorry for the victims in June when there was a shipwreck in the Mediterranean sea. And of course, we are sorry for the human lives. There is no doubt about that. But we have to be also very clear that if yo... | null |
Dita Charanzová | N/A | N/A | en | en | 2023-07-12T00:00:00 | 2023 | The need for EU action on search and rescue in the Mediterranean (debate) | Colleagues, I registered a blue card, but the speaker is on the speaking list, so you will have a possibility to speak when it’s your turn. So we continue with the list of speakers. | null |
Konstantinos Arvanitis | MEP | GUE/NGL | el | el | 2023-07-12T00:00:00 | 2023 | The need for EU action on search and rescue in the Mediterranean (debate) | – Κυρία Πρόεδρε, κυρία Επίτροπε, κυρίες και κύριοι, μιλάμε για έγκλημα και νομίζω ότι συμφωνούμε όλοι, ασχέτως από ποια οπτική το βλέπουμε. Ένα έγκλημα, γιατί το γνωρίζαμε, όπως ξέρουμε όλοι πάρα πολύ καλά ότι θα ξαναγίνει, οπότε ας προετοιμάσουμε τις ομιλίες τις επόμενες για το επόμενο έγκλημα. Είμαι σίγουρος ότι η... | Mr. President, Mr. Commissioner, Mr. and Mr. We are talking about crime and I think we all agree, no matter what perspective we see it. A crime, because we knew it, as we all know very well that it will happen again, so let’s prepare the talks on the next crime. I am sure that the majority here is angry. The question ... |
Dino Giarrusso | MEP | NI | it | it | 2023-07-12T00:00:00 | 2023 | The need for EU action on search and rescue in the Mediterranean (debate) | – Signora Presidente, onorevoli colleghi, cittadini europei tutti, diciamoci la verità, l'accordo di Dublino rappresenta un fallimento completo. Imporre ai paesi di primo ingresso di affrontare in solitudine un fenomeno epocale che riguarda tutta l'Europa è una vergogna. In Italia e in Grecia arrivano migliaia di migr... | “Mr. President, dear colleagues, European citizens all, let’s tell us the truth, the Dublin agreement represents a complete failure. Imposing countries of first entry to face in loneliness an epochal phenomenon that affects all Europe is a shame. Thousands of migrants arrive in Italy and Greece every day, and for the ... |
Alessandra Mussolini | MEP | PPE | it | it | 2023-07-12T00:00:00 | 2023 | The need for EU action on search and rescue in the Mediterranean (debate) | – Signora Presidente, onorevoli colleghi, non è che però si può consentire che, quando c'è un dibattito sui migranti – è una cosa seria il rispetto per le vite umane – ci deve essere sempre l'attacco o addirittura la condanna da gente che vive in Stati membri dove non vedono per niente uno sbarco, dove non sanno neanc... | “Mr. President, dear colleagues, it is not that we can afford that when there is a debate about migrants – it is a serious thing respect for human lives – there must always be the attack or even the condemnation by people living in Member States where they don’t see for anything a landing, where they don’t even know w... |
Ana Miranda | MEP | Greens/EFA | es | es | 2023-07-12T00:00:00 | 2023 | The need for EU action on search and rescue in the Mediterranean (debate) | pregunta de «tarjeta azul». – Señora Mussolini, usted, cuando está sentada en el escaño, se pone muy nerviosa. Usted es la que no respeta los debates porque se pone a gritar, patalea, hace así en la mesa... La verdad es que falta bastante al respeto de la Cámara. Además, los de la izquierda estamos aquí para defender ... | The question is “Blue Card”. “Mr. Mussolini, you, when you’re sitting on the seat, get very nervous. You are the one who doesn’t respect the debates because you get to scream, patalea, do so on the table... The truth is that there is a lot of lack of respect for the Chamber. In addition, the left are here to defend va... |
Alessandra Mussolini | MEP | PPE | it | it | 2023-07-12T00:00:00 | 2023 | The need for EU action on search and rescue in the Mediterranean (debate) | risposta a una domanda "cartellino blu". – Rispondo dicendo: cara, è esattamente questo! Noi vogliamo le regole, le ONG non possono scegliersi i porti perché in quei porti ci deve essere l'assistenza per i migranti, quindi non lo può decidere lei da questo scranno, né lo possono decidere le ONG. Lo devono decidere gli ... | Answer to a question “Blue Cartridge”. I’m saying, dear, that’s exactly this! We want the rules, NGOs cannot choose the gates because in those gates there must be the assistance for migrants, so you can’t decide from this they look, nor can NGOs decide. It must be decided by the Member States to help migrants. This is ... |
Pietro Bartolo | MEP | S&D | it | it | 2023-07-12T00:00:00 | 2023 | The need for EU action on search and rescue in the Mediterranean (debate) | – Signora Presidente, onorevoli colleghi, mettiamo in chiaro una cosa: non esistono dispersi in mare. Chi non viene tratto in salvo nell'immediatezza del naufragio è destinato a morire. I numeri forniti dalle organizzazioni internazionali che parlano di persone scomparse sono numeri di persone morte e di cui, ogni tan... | “Mr. President, dear colleagues, let us clarify one thing: there are no disperses in the sea. Whoever is not saved in the immediate time of the shipwreck is intended to die. The numbers provided by international organizations that speak of people missing are the numbers of people dead and of whom, sometimes, the sea r... |
Nicola Danti | MEP | ALDE | it | it | 2023-07-12T00:00:00 | 2023 | The need for EU action on search and rescue in the Mediterranean (debate) | – Signora Presidente, signor Segretario di Stato, signora Commissaria, onorevoli colleghi, alcuni principi sono sanciti nei trattati internazionali e sono alla base della nostra civiltà. Salvare le vite in mare è uno di questi e questo principio sta sopra ogni altra valutazione sulle politiche migratorie o a ogni pres... | – Mrs. President, Mrs. Secretary of State, Mrs. Commissioner, Honourable colleagues, some principles are prescribed in international treaties and are the basis of our civilization. Saving lives in the sea is one of these and this principle is above any other assessment on migration policies or any alleged national int... |
Damien Carême | MEP | Greens/EFA | fr | fr | 2023-07-12T00:00:00 | 2023 | The need for EU action on search and rescue in the Mediterranean (debate) | – Madame la Présidente, à chaque drame, un débat et toujours plus de honte. L’Union européenne est cernée aujourd’hui par des cimetières marins où les secours sont entravés. Son budget finance les mafias libyennes, accusées de crimes contre l’humanité par l’ONU. L’année 2023 illustre de façon glaçante les conséquences... | “Mr President, at every drama, a debate and more and more shame. The European Union is now coveted by marine cemetery where rescue is blocked. His budget funds the Libyan mafia, accused of crimes against humanity by the UN. The year 2023 illustrates the consequences of your deadly policies. 2 January: Italian decree, ... |
Jorge Buxadé Villalba | MEP | ECR | es | es | 2023-07-12T00:00:00 | 2023 | The need for EU action on search and rescue in the Mediterranean (debate) | – Señora presidente, señora comisaria, solo en los tres primeros meses del año se han registrado cuatrocientos cuarenta y un inmigrantes ahogados en el Mediterráneo. Cuatrocientos cuarenta y uno. Vamos camino de superar los dos mil doscientos del año pasado. Una auténtica tragedia. Pero toca señalar a los responsables... | Mr. President, Mr. Commissioner, only in the first three months of the year have been recorded four hundred and forty immigrants drowned in the Mediterranean. Four hundred fourteen and one. We’re going to get over the two thousand two hundred last year. A genuine tragedy. It is important to point out the responsible. ... |
Tom Vandendriessche | MEP | ID | nl | nl | 2023-07-12T00:00:00 | 2023 | The need for EU action on search and rescue in the Mediterranean (debate) | – Voorzitter, asielrecht wordt misbruikt als migratiekanaal. Miljoenen proberen Europa illegaal binnen te dringen. Eenmaal binnen genieten ze allerhande rechten en sociale voordelen zonder er ooit aan bijgedragen te hebben. Daarom betalen ze mensensmokkelaars. Daarom riskeren ze een gevaarlijke oversteek. Daarop is he... | Asylum is abused as a migration channel. Millions are trying to enter Europe illegally. Once inside, they enjoy all kinds of rights and social benefits without ever contributing to it. That’s why they pay human traffickers. Therefore, they risk a dangerous transition. This is based on the business model of the human f... |
Malin Björk | MEP | GUE/NGL | sv | sv | 2023-07-12T00:00:00 | 2023 | The need for EU action on search and rescue in the Mediterranean (debate) | – Fru talman! Det är inte bara en tragedi. Det är ett brott som har begåtts när den grekiska kustbevakningen inte undsatte det skepp som sjönk, med hundratals människors liv som gick till spillo. Istället för att hindra gör sig Frontex, EU och de nationella kustbevakningarna medskyldiga till döden i Medelhavet. Kommis... | The President! This is not just a tragedy. It’s a crime that has been committed when the Greek coastal guard did not rescue the ship that dropped, with hundreds of people’s lives going to waste. Instead of hindering, Frontex, the EU and the national coastal guard are committed to the deaths in the Mediterranean Sea. T... |
Nicolas Bay | MEP | NI | fr | fr | 2023-07-12T00:00:00 | 2023 | The need for EU action on search and rescue in the Mediterranean (debate) | – Madame la Présidente, chers collègues, 8,4 millions de migrants ont demandé l’asile dans l’Union européenne depuis 2014. C’est presque l’équivalent de l’Autriche tout entière. Et ils continueront à venir par millions tant que vous continuerez à les accueillir et à vouloir les répartir. C’est votre faute si certains ... | 8.4 million migrants have requested asylum in the European Union since 2014. This is almost equivalent to the whole of Austria. And they will continue to come by millions as long as you continue to welcome them and want to share them. It’s your fault if some die in the sea, taking all the risks, motivated by your laxi... |
Elissavet Vozemberg-Vrionidi | MEP | PPE | el | el | 2023-07-12T00:00:00 | 2023 | The need for EU action on search and rescue in the Mediterranean (debate) | – Κυρία Πρόεδρε, κυρίες και κύριοι συνάδελφοι, συζητούμε πάλι, ακόμη μια φορά, για τα σύνορα, ένα θέμα το οποίο χρειάζεται ευρωπαϊκή και ολιστική προσέγγιση. Κυρία Επίτροπε, θεωρούμε απαράδεκτο να κατηγορείται μια χώρα πρώτης υποδοχής χωρίς επιχειρήματα και στοιχεία, να κατηγορείται η Ελλάδα ότι έχει ευθύνη για την απ... | Mr. President, Mr. and Mr. colleagues, we are discussing the border again, a topic that needs a European and holistic approach. We consider it unacceptable to accuse a first-host country without arguments and evidence, to accuse Greece of having the responsibility for the loss of human lives, without witnesses, withou... |
Sylvie Guillaume | MEP | S&D | fr | fr | 2023-07-12T00:00:00 | 2023 | The need for EU action on search and rescue in the Mediterranean (debate) | – Madame la Présidente, la résolution commune déposée par cinq groupes politiques aujourd’hui en vue de ce débat est très complète. Elle marque, je l’espère, une prise de conscience réelle des risques à traverser la Méditerranée et de l’urgence à agir en ce qui concerne les routes migratoires meurtrières. J’espère aus... | The joint resolution submitted by five political groups today for this debate is very complete. It marks, I hope, a real awareness of the risks that cross the Mediterranean and the urgency to act with regard to the deadly migration routes. I also hope that this is not just a tactic within some groups to eventually fai... |
Sophia in 't Veld | MEP | ALDE | en | en | 2023-07-12T00:00:00 | 2023 | The need for EU action on search and rescue in the Mediterranean (debate) | – Madam President, Madam Commissioner, Mr Minister, let’s compare here. The billionaire on board the shipwrecked Titan was a Pakistani citizen and holder of a Maltese golden passport. The 209 Pakistani people on board the Adriana had no golden passport, indeed no legal pathways. Yes, people smuggling is a despicable c... | null |
Damian Boeselager | MEP | Greens/EFA | en | en | 2023-07-12T00:00:00 | 2023 | The need for EU action on search and rescue in the Mediterranean (debate) | – Madam President, colleagues, I just want to go back to what actually happened, which is that almost 600 people died. I think we hear a lot of talk about asylum, about smuggling and so on, but we should really picture what that means. I mean, here there are around 700 people if the room is full, and what that would m... | null |
Jean-Lin Lacapelle | MEP | ID | fr | fr | 2023-07-12T00:00:00 | 2023 | The need for EU action on search and rescue in the Mediterranean (debate) | – Madame le Président, chers collègues, ce débat aujourd’hui sur une prétendue nécessité d’aller chercher les migrants en mer, organisé quelque temps après l’adoption du funeste pacte sur l’immigration, démontre l’obsession immigrationniste de la majorité politique de ce Parlement européen. Il n’existe aucune obligati... | “Mr. President, dear colleagues, this debate today on the alleged need to go to seek migrants in the sea, organized some time after the adoption of the funeral pact on immigration, demonstrates the immigration obsession of the political majority of this European Parliament. There is no obligation to go to search for s... |
Milan Uhrík | MEP | NI | sk | sk | 2023-07-12T00:00:00 | 2023 | The need for EU action on search and rescue in the Mediterranean (debate) | – Vážená pani predsedajúca, tvrdíte, že Európa musí posilniť záchranné operácie na mori, lebo imigrantom sa stala tragédia. Ale to, že nelegálna imigrácia spôsobuje tragédiu v celej Európe, to už vidieť nechcete, páni komisári. Ja vám poviem, čo Európa skutočne potrebuje. Potrebuje poslať policajtov a vojakov na hran... | “Dear Mrs. President, you argue that Europe must strengthen the rescue operations on the sea because migrants have become a tragedy. But the fact that illegal immigration causes a tragedy throughout Europe, you don’t want to see it anymore. I will tell you what Europe really needs. It needs to send police and soldier... |
Karlo Ressler | MEP | PPE | hr | hr | 2023-07-12T00:00:00 | 2023 | The need for EU action on search and rescue in the Mediterranean (debate) | – Poštovana predsjedavajuća, kolegice i kolege, tragične scene s Mediterana kojima svjedočimo podsjećaju nas još jednom da je izostankom sveobuhvatnog sustava i dogovora o migracijama i azilu Europa prepuštena velikim dijelom samovolji krijumčara ljudi koji se kockaju ljudskim sudbinama. Nedavni posjet Lampedusi zaje... | “Honored presidents, colleagues and colleagues, the tragic scenes from the Mediterranean to which we witness remind us once more that the absence of a comprehensive system and agreement on migration and asylum Europe is largely abandoned by the self-drivers of people struggling with human fate. The recent visit to La... |
Cyrus Engerer | MEP | S&D | en | en | 2023-07-12T00:00:00 | 2023 | The need for EU action on search and rescue in the Mediterranean (debate) | – Madam President, in recent news, we witnessed all assets deployed, millions spent and all news channels stopped their regular broadcasting and focused on the search and rescue of five very rich people who went missing in a submarine to have a look at The Titanic. It was good that everyone did their utmost to try and... | null |
Georgios Kyrtsos | MEP | ALDE | el | el | 2023-07-12T00:00:00 | 2023 | The need for EU action on search and rescue in the Mediterranean (debate) | – Κυρία Πρόεδρε, το πολύνεκρο ναυάγιο ανοιχτά της Πύλου αναδεικνύει δύο πραγματικότητες: Υπάρχει η πραγματικότητα του Ευρωπαϊκού Κοινοβουλίου, που τάσσεται υπέρ της οργανωμένης και ασφαλούς υποδοχής προσφύγων και μεταναστών. Υπάρχει όμως και η πραγματικότητα ορισμένων κυβερνήσεων και κομμάτων, που αξιοποιούν την κατάσ... | – Mrs. President, the port’s long-long open shipping highlights two realities: there is the reality of the European Parliament, which is in favour of the organized and secure reception of refugees and migrants. But there is also the reality of some governments and parties, which take advantage of the situation for pol... |
Saskia Bricmont | MEP | Greens/EFA | fr | fr | 2023-07-12T00:00:00 | 2023 | The need for EU action on search and rescue in the Mediterranean (debate) | – Madame la Présidente, vous pensez vraiment que des frères, des sœurs, des parents, des enfants montent à bord d’une embarcation pour traverser la Méditerranée en se disant que tout ira bien? Qu’ils ne crèvent pas de peur? Qu’ils ne savent pas que la traversée est dangereuse, mais qu’ils sont guidés par l’immense esp... | “Mr. President, do you really think that brothers, sisters, parents, children rise on board a boat to cross the Mediterranean, saying that everything will go well? Do they don’t be afraid? That they do not know that the passage is dangerous, but that they are guided by the enormous hope of finding a better life here t... |
Harald Vilimsky | MEP | ID | de | de | 2023-07-12T00:00:00 | 2023 | The need for EU action on search and rescue in the Mediterranean (debate) | – Frau Präsidentin! Meine sehr geehrten Damen und Herren, lassen Sie mich als Vertreter einer von Ihnen so dämonisierten migrationskritischen Fraktion eines in aller Deutlichkeit und Klarheit festhalten: Jeder Mensch hat das Recht, sofern er in Seenot gerät, gerettet zu werden, und wir haben die Pflicht, diese Person ... | Mrs President! My dear ladies and gentlemen, let me, as representatives of one of you so demonized migration critical group, hold one in all clarity and clarity: Every man has the right to be saved, if he is in the sea, and we have the duty to save that person. That is no question at all. Only the political discussion... |
Sara Skyttedal | MEP | PPE | en | en | 2023-07-12T00:00:00 | 2023 | The need for EU action on search and rescue in the Mediterranean (debate) | – Madam President, we still have no final death toll from the disaster of the fishing boat that sank off the coast of Greece last month. Every single loss of life is a tragedy. And of course, we must demand that Member States carry out rescue efforts in their own waters. But this is only a solution for the symptoms of... | null |
Javier Moreno Sánchez | MEP | S&D | es | es | 2023-07-12T00:00:00 | 2023 | The need for EU action on search and rescue in the Mediterranean (debate) | – Señora presidenta, querida comisaria, querido secretario de Estado, bienvenido a esta casa. Señorías, año tras año repetimos este debate en esta Cámara. Día tras día se repiten las tragedias en el Mediterráneo y en el Atlántico. Más de 27 000 muertos en los últimos diez años. Más de 600 personas desaparecidas en el ... | “Mr. President, dear Commissioner, dear Secretary of State, welcome to this house. We repeat this debate year after year in this House. Day after day the tragedies are repeated in the Mediterranean and the Atlantic. More than 27,000 deaths in the last ten years. More than 600 people disappeared in the last shipwreck o... |
Barry Andrews | MEP | ALDE | en | en | 2023-07-12T00:00:00 | 2023 | The need for EU action on search and rescue in the Mediterranean (debate) | – Madam President, Commissioner, colleagues, some of this debate has been about the secondary consequences of saving lives at sea, that it will encourage and somehow support the business model of human trafficking. But certain things are so intrinsically right, like saving lives at sea, that secondary consequences sho... | null |
Eleni Stavrou | MEP | PPE | el | el | 2023-07-12T00:00:00 | 2023 | The need for EU action on search and rescue in the Mediterranean (debate) | – Κυρία Πρόεδρε, αγαπητοί συνάδελφοι, ως Κυπριακή Δημοκρατία εκπέμπουμε σήμα κινδύνου για το μεταναστευτικό. Το μέγεθος του προβλήματος που αντιμετωπίζει η Κύπρος το μαρτυρούν οι αριθμοί, αφού το νησί μας δέχτηκε το 50% των μεταναστών που έφτασαν στις χώρες της Ευρώπης το 2022. Η Κύπρος, όπως και οι υπόλοιπες χώρες τη... | “Mr. President, dear colleagues, as the Republic of Cyprus we are sending a sign of risk for immigration. The size of the problem Cyprus faces the figures, since our island received 50% of the migrants arriving in the European countries in 2022. Cyprus, like the other countries in the first line of migration flows, is... |
Theresa Bielowski | MEP | S&D | de | de | 2023-07-12T00:00:00 | 2023 | The need for EU action on search and rescue in the Mediterranean (debate) | – Frau Präsidentin! Genau vor einem Monat sind fast 700 Menschen vor der griechischen Küste ertrunken, und das ist nicht ein trauriger Einzelfall, sondern eine Tragödie, der so viele vorausgegangen sind und der auch noch viele folgen werden, wenn wir nicht handeln. Über 27 000 Menschen haben in den letzten 10 Jahren i... | Mrs President! Just a month ago, almost 700 people drowned in front of the Greek coast, and this is not a sad single case, but a tragedy that so many have gone ahead and that will still follow many if we don’t act. Over 27,000 people have left their lives over the last 10 years to escape the Mediterranean, seeking sec... |
Isabel Santos | MEP | S&D | pt | pt | 2023-07-12T00:00:00 | 2023 | The need for EU action on search and rescue in the Mediterranean (debate) | – Senhora Presidente, em 2019 estávamos aqui neste plenário a ter um debate idêntico, um debate idêntico a este, motivado também por mais uma tragédia no Mediterrâneo. De lá até hoje perderam-se mais de 10 000 vidas. E a única pergunta que nos cabe aqui fazer, caros colegas, é: até quando? Até quando um conjunto de ... | “Mr President, in 2019 we were here in this plenary to have an identical debate, an identical debate, motivated also by another tragedy in the Mediterranean. So far, more than 10,000 lives have been lost. And the only question we have to ask here, dear colleagues, is: until when? Until a set of wealthy, developed co... |
Dita Charanzová | N/A | N/A | en | en | 2023-07-12T00:00:00 | 2023 | Welcome | Colleagues, let me on behalf of all of us warmly welcome to the distinguished visitors’ gallery a delegation of parliamentarians from Japan who are here for the 41st EU-Japan interparliamentary meeting. (Applause) | null |
Dita Charanzová | N/A | N/A | en | en | 2023-07-12T00:00:00 | 2023 | The need for EU action on search and rescue in the Mediterranean (continuation of debate) | We now continue with the debate on the Council and Commission statements on search and rescue in the Mediterranean (2023/2787(RSP)). | null |
Pina Picierno | MEP | S&D | it | it | 2023-07-12T00:00:00 | 2023 | The need for EU action on search and rescue in the Mediterranean (continuation of debate) | – Signora Presidente, signor Commissario, onorevoli colleghi, l'illusione di alcuni governi di poter sigillare le frontiere dell'Europa in realtà tradisce i valori fondanti del progetto di integrazione europea. L'Europa deve rimanere un approdo sicuro per coloro che fuggono da guerre, da violenze e da soprusi e con qu... | Mr. President, Mr. Commissioner, Honourable colleagues, the illusion of some governments that they can secure the borders of Europe actually deceives the fundamental values of the European integration project. Europe must remain a safe flow for those who flee from wars, violence and suppressions and with this spirit, ... |
Juan Fernando López Aguilar | MEP | S&D | es | es | 2023-07-12T00:00:00 | 2023 | The need for EU action on search and rescue in the Mediterranean (continuation of debate) | – Señora presidenta, señor presidente en ejercicio del Consejo, señora comisaria Johansson, en 2019 tuve el honor de ser ponente de una resolución de este Parlamento Europeo que exigía un marco europeo de salvamento y rescate. Cuatro años después sumamos miles de muertos —personas fallecidas en naufragios y tragedias—... | – Ms. President, Ms. President in the Council, Ms. Commissioner Johansson, in 2019 I had the honor to be a spokesman for a resolution of this European Parliament that demanded a European Framework for Salvation and Rescue. Four years later, we sum thousands of dead—persons killed in naufrages and tragedies—not only on... |
Billy Kelleher | MEP | ALDE | en | en | 2023-07-12T00:00:00 | 2023 | The need for EU action on search and rescue in the Mediterranean (continuation of debate) | – Madam President, the 2019 vote in this Parliament is a stain on us all. I was complicit in that stain because I was not present to vote on that day. Since then, thousands more people have died in the Mediterranean. How much longer must we exempt ourselves from our responsibilities to ensure that we have the basics o... | null |
Jordi Solé | MEP | Greens/EFA | es | es | 2023-07-12T00:00:00 | 2023 | The need for EU action on search and rescue in the Mediterranean (continuation of debate) | – Señora presidenta, ayer ocurrió un hecho terrible en la playa de Roda de Berà en Cataluña, en el Mediterráneo. Se encontró el cuerpo de un niño de dos o tres años, en avanzado estado de descomposición, con ropa. La policía trabaja sobre diferentes hipótesis. Una de ellas es que se trataría de una víctima de un naufr... | A terrible event happened yesterday on the beach of Roda de Berà in Catalonia, in the Mediterranean. The body of a two or three-year-old child was found in advanced state of decomposition, with clothes. Police are working on different hypotheses. One of them is that it would be a victim of a shipwreck full of migrants... |
Ylva Johansson | N/A | N/A | en | en | 2023-07-12T00:00:00 | 2023 | The need for EU action on search and rescue in the Mediterranean (continuation of debate) | Member of the Commission. – Madam President, thank you all for this very important debate. I think problems start when you no longer think of people as human beings. The people in the Adriana and other vessels are human beings. They are men, women, children with hopes and dreams, with families and friends. Many of you... | null |
Pascual Navarro Ríos | N/A | N/A | es | es | 2023-07-12T00:00:00 | 2023 | The need for EU action on search and rescue in the Mediterranean (continuation of debate) | presidente en ejercicio del Consejo. – Señora presidenta, señorías, comisaria, muchas gracias por este debate, que ha sido una clara prueba de lo complejos que son los retos migratorios actuales, y muchas gracias a todos los que han intervenido; hemos tomado buena nota de sus de sus comentarios. No cabe duda de que la... | President in the Council. “Mr. President, gentlemen, commissary, a lot of thanks for this debate, which has been a clear proof of how complex the current migration challenges are, and a lot of thanks to all who have intervened; we have taken a good note of your comments. There is no doubt that the situation in the Med... |
Dita Charanzová | N/A | N/A | en | en | 2023-07-12T00:00:00 | 2023 | The need for EU action on search and rescue in the Mediterranean (continuation of debate) | I have received three motions for resolutions to wind up the debate*. The debate is closed. The vote will take place tomorrow. ______________ * See minutes. Written statements (Rule 171) | null |
Loucas Fourlas | MEP | PPE | el | el | 2023-07-12T00:00:00 | 2023 | The need for EU action on search and rescue in the Mediterranean (continuation of debate) | γραπτώς. – Για κάποιες χώρες όπως η δική μου το βάρος είναι δυσβάστακτο και τα πράγματα είναι πλέον εκτός ελέγχου. Ο δημογραφικός χαρακτήρας της χώρας αλλοιώνεται λόγω των δυσανάλογων ροών μεταναστών, τα κέντρα φιλοξενίας είναι υπερπλήρη. Το σύμφωνο μετανάστευσης αναφέρει ρητά ότι κανένα κράτος μέλος δεν θα πρέπει να ε... | in writing. “For some countries like my own, the weight is weak and things are now out of control. The demographic nature of the country is changing due to the disproportionate flows of migrants, the hospitality centers are overfilled. The Migration Agreement clearly states that no Member State should take disproportio... |
Isabel García Muñoz | MEP | S&D | es | es | 2023-07-12T00:00:00 | 2023 | The need for EU action on search and rescue in the Mediterranean (continuation of debate) | por escrito. – Los socialistas hemos defendido esta Resolución que pide a la Comisión que evalúe las prácticas actuales de los Estados miembros en relación con las operaciones de búsqueda y salvamento. Por primera vez, y a iniciativa de los socialistas europeos, se solicita una misión europea de salvamento marítimo. T... | by written. The Socialists have defended this resolution calling on the Commission to evaluate the current practices of the Member States in relation to search and rescue operations. For the first time, and on the initiative of the European Socialists, a European maritime rescue mission is requested. The Commission is... |
Balázs Hidvéghi | MEP | NI | hu | hu | 2023-07-12T00:00:00 | 2023 | The need for EU action on search and rescue in the Mediterranean (continuation of debate) | írásban. – Tisztelt Kollégák! A földközi-tengeri helyzettel kapcsolatos határozattervezet újabb ékes bizonyítéka annak, hogy a bevándorláspárti baloldal szervezni, nem pedig megállítani akarja az Európába irányuló illegális migrációt. Mindaddig amíg Európa nem képes megvédeni a határait és elrettenteni azokat, akik ill... | in writing. Dear colleagues! The draft decision on the situation in the Mediterranean Sea is another sharp proof that the Immigration Left wants to organize and not to stop illegal migration to Europe. As long as Europe is unable to defend its borders and disrupt those who want to come illegally to Europe, these traged... |
Adriana Maldonado López | MEP | S&D | es | es | 2023-07-12T00:00:00 | 2023 | The need for EU action on search and rescue in the Mediterranean (continuation of debate) | por escrito. – Los socialistas hemos defendido esta Resolución que pide a la Comisión que evalúe las prácticas actuales de los Estados miembros en relación con las operaciones de búsqueda y salvamento. Por primera vez, y a iniciativa de los socialistas europeos, se solicita una misión europea de salvamento marítimo. T... | by written. The Socialists have defended this resolution calling on the Commission to evaluate the current practices of the Member States in relation to search and rescue operations. For the first time, and on the initiative of the European Socialists, a European maritime rescue mission is requested. The Commission is... |
Bernard Guetta | MEP | ALDE | fr | fr | 2023-07-12T00:00:00 | 2023 | Resumption of the sitting | – Madame la Présidente, chers collègues, s’il vous plaît, une minute d’attention. Je voulais simplement vous dire, pour ceux qui ne le savent pas encore, que Milan Kundera est mort il y a quelques instants. Milan Kundera est certainement l’un des plus grands écrivains de la seconde moitié du XXe siècle. Il incarnait a... | “Mr President, dear colleagues, please, a minute of attention. I just wanted to tell you, for those who don’t know it yet, that Milan Kundera died a few minutes ago. Milan Kundera is one of the greatest writers of the second half of the 20th century. It also contributed to the unity of Europe. It was one of the great ... |
Jordan Bardella | MEP | ID | fr | fr | 2023-07-12T00:00:00 | 2023 | Resumption of the sitting | – Madame la Présidente, je voudrais faire un rappel, s’il vous plaît, au règlement, sur la base de l’article 132 du règlement intérieur du Parlement européen. Je regrette l’absence du président Charles Michel ce matin, lors du débat sur les conclusions du Conseil européen. Charles Michel, dont les dernières déclaratio... | I would like to remind you, please, of the Regulation, on the basis of Article 132 of the European Parliament’s Internal Regulation. I regret the absence of President Charles Michel this morning during the debate on the conclusions of the European Council. Charles Michel, whose latest press statements about the Europe... |
Roberta Metsola | N/A | N/A | en | en | 2023-07-12T00:00:00 | 2023 | Resumption of the sitting | Of course, we always invite the President of the European Council to discuss the European Council but, as you know, there is a NATO summit at the moment in Vilnius, and that is why both the President of the European Council and the President of the European Commission are present there. | null |
Roberta Metsola | N/A | N/A | en | en | 2023-07-12T00:00:00 | 2023 | Voting time | The next item is the vote. (For the results and other details: see minutes) | null |
Alessandra Moretti | N/A | N/A | it | it | 2023-07-12T00:00:00 | 2023 | Ecodesign Regulation (A9-0218/2023 - Alessandra Moretti) (vote) | relatrice. – Signora Presidente, onorevoli colleghi, voglio ringraziare innanzitutto i colleghi, i relatori ombra che hanno lavorato in modo costruttivo su questo file, gli assistenti, i policy advisors e il Segretariato. Abbiamo fatto un lavoro di squadra che ci ha permesso, in meno di un anno, di approvare un testo a... | The Reporter. “Mr. President, dear colleagues, I want to thank first of all the colleagues, the Shadow Reporters who worked constructively on this file, the assistants, the policy advisors and the Secretariat. We have done a teamwork that allowed us, in less than a year, to approve an ambitious text that protects the e... |
Cristian-Silviu Buşoi | N/A | N/A | en | en | 2023-07-12T00:00:00 | 2023 | Fees and charges payable to the European Medicines Agency (A9-0224/2023 - Cristian-Silviu Buşoi) (vote) | rapporteur. – Madam President, dear colleagues, this will modernise a lot the structure of the fees paid to the European Medicines Agency, and I ask you to agree to refer back to the committee. | null |
Ladislav Ilčić | N/A | N/A | en | en | 2023-07-12T00:00:00 | 2023 | Fishing in the General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean (GFCM) Agreement area (A9-0136/2022 - Ladislav Ilčić) (vote) | rapporteur. – Madam President, dear colleagues, this report is not controversial, and I believe it will be supported by a vast majority of the Members. However, I am addressing you because this report is a good indicator of the extremely bad and belittling attitude of the Commission towards Parliament, and this concern... | null |
Virginijus Sinkevičius | N/A | N/A | en | en | 2023-07-12T00:00:00 | 2023 | Fishing in the General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean (GFCM) Agreement area (A9-0136/2022 - Ladislav Ilčić) (vote) | Member of the Commission. – Madam President, honourable Members, the Commission is currently preparing a proposal for implementing the General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean recommendation stemming from the GFCM annual session in 2021 and 2022, with a view to presenting this proposal to the European Parlia... | null |
Benoît Lutgen | MEP | PPE | fr | fr | 2023-07-12T00:00:00 | 2023 | Nature restoration (A9-0220/2023 - César Luena) (vote) | – Madame la Présidente, chers collègues, protégeons nos agriculteurs, nos frontières, mais également la biodiversité. C’est pourquoi je vous propose le considérant 12 bis. L’examen de la politique commerciale de la Commission, une politique commerciale ouverte, durable et affirmée, indique que le pacte vert pour l’Eur... | Let us protect our farmers, our borders, but also biodiversity. This is why I propose consideration 12a. The review of the Commission’s trade policy, an open, sustainable and affirmed trade policy, indicates that the Green Pact for Europe is the European Union’s new growth strategy, which will be the driver of our com... |
César Luena | N/A | N/A | es | es | 2023-07-12T00:00:00 | 2023 | Nature restoration (A9-0220/2023 - César Luena) (vote) | ponente. – Señora presidenta, gracias a todos los Grupos, a todos los diputados, que han apoyado esta ley. Esta ley es buena incluso para los que han votado en contra, así que espero que se puedan alegrar después de este voto. Setenta años después de la construcción europea vamos a empezar a trabajar para tener una ley... | by ponent. “Mr. President, thanks to all the Groups, to all the MPs, who have supported this law. This law is good even for those who have voted against, so I hope they can rejoice after this vote. Seventy years after the European construction we will begin to work to have a own direct law of restoration of nature. I ... |
Domènec Ruiz Devesa | MEP | S&D | en | en | 2023-07-12T00:00:00 | 2023 | Situation in Lebanon (RC-B9-0323/2023, B9-0323/2023, B9-0324/2023, B9-0325/2023, B9-0326/2023, B9-0327/2023, B9-0328/2023) (vote) | – Madam President, I just want to move an oral amendment, in agreement with the other groups, for this paragraph in which we just give an explanation. When we are calling for the sanctions, we mentioned those that are obstructing the political process and those that are obstructing the judicial process on the blast in... | null |
Andrey Kovatchev | MEP | PPE | en | en | 2023-07-12T00:00:00 | 2023 | Situation in Lebanon (RC-B9-0323/2023, B9-0323/2023, B9-0324/2023, B9-0325/2023, B9-0326/2023, B9-0327/2023, B9-0328/2023) (vote) | – Madam President, I would like to add to this paragraph the following sentence: ‘stresses that the EU funds should not reach Hezbollah’. | null |
Roberta Metsola | N/A | N/A | en | en | 2023-07-12T00:00:00 | 2023 | COVID-19 pandemic: lessons learned and recommendations for the future (A9-0217/2023 - Dolors Montserrat) (vote) | Dear colleagues, since we are going quite fast – with the focus on the word ‘quite’ – we don’t need to postpone any votes, so we continue straight to the Incir report. | null |
Roberta Metsola | N/A | N/A | en | en | 2023-07-12T00:00:00 | 2023 | Control of the financial activities of the European Investment Bank - annual report 2022 (A9-0212/2023 - Viola von Cramon-Taubadel) (vote) | That concludes the vote. (The sitting was suspended at 13.39) | null |
Pina Picierno | N/A | N/A | it | it | 2023-07-12T00:00:00 | 2023 | Approval of the minutes of the previous sitting | Il processo verbale e i testi approvati della seduta di ieri sono stati distribuiti. Vi sono osservazioni? Il processo verbale è approvato. Passiamo ora alle discussioni. | The verbal process and the approved texts of yesterday’s meeting were distributed. Are there any observations? The verbal process is approved. Now let us go to the discussions. |
Pina Picierno | N/A | N/A | it | it | 2023-07-12T00:00:00 | 2023 | Tax the rich (topical debate) | L'ordine del giorno reca la discussione su tematiche di attualità (articolo 162 del regolamento) – Tassare i ricchi. Ricordo agli onorevoli deputati che per questo punto non è prevista la procedura "catch-the-eye", né saranno accettate domande "cartellino blu". | The agenda raises the discussion on current topics (Article 162 of the Regulation) – Taxing the wealthy. I remind the honorable MPs that at this point the "catch-the-eye" procedure is not planned, nor will "blue cardinal" questions be accepted. |
Manon Aubry | N/A | N/A | fr | fr | 2023-07-12T00:00:00 | 2023 | Tax the rich (topical debate) | auteure. – Madame la Présidente, Monsieur le Commissaire, chers collègues, un, deux, trois, quatre, cinq, six, sept, huit, neuf, dix. Voilà! Pendant ces dix secondes, Bernard Arnault, l’homme le plus riche du monde, vient d’engranger 17 123 euros. Je le répète: 17 123 euros en l’espace de dix secondes. En dix secondes,... | the author. Dear colleagues, one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten. Here is! In the last 10 seconds, Bernard Arnault, the richest man in the world, has just earned 17,123 euros. I repeat it: 17 123 euros in 10 seconds. In ten seconds, or more than a whole year of work for a healer or a household wom... |
Pina Picierno | N/A | N/A | it | it | 2023-07-12T00:00:00 | 2023 | Tax the rich (topical debate) | Onorevole Aubry, Lei conosce o dovrebbe conoscere il regolamento che insieme ci siamo dati che, appunto, stabilisce che è proibito mostrare cartelli in Aula. Lei non gode di uno statuto speciale, onorevole Aubry, quindi, come tutti, è tenuta al rispetto delle regole che insieme abbiamo stabilito. La ringrazio. | Honorable Aubry, You know or should know the regulation that together we have data that, precisely, establishes that it is prohibited to show cartels in the Hall. She does not enjoy a special, honorable Aubry statute, so, like everyone, she is bound to comply with the rules we have established together. I thank you. |
Pascual Navarro Ríos | N/A | N/A | es | es | 2023-07-12T00:00:00 | 2023 | Tax the rich (topical debate) | presidente en ejercicio del Consejo. – Señora presidenta, señorías, señor comisario, les agradezco que hayan invitado al Consejo a este debate de actualidad. La fiscalidad es un tema que siempre tiene una gran proyección pública en el debate político y que reviste un gran interés para este Parlamento, como demuestra l... | President in the Council. – Mrs. President, Mrs. Commissioner, I thank you for inviting the Council to this current debate. Fiscality is a topic that always has a great public projection in the political debate and that revises a great interest for this Parliament, as demonstrated by the Resolution that its gentlemen ... |
Paolo Gentiloni | N/A | N/A | en | en | 2023-07-12T00:00:00 | 2023 | Tax the rich (topical debate) | Member of the Commission. – Madam President, honourable Members, last year’s Eurobarometer survey on fairness and inequality found that 80% of European citizens believed income inequality was too high. Two thirds believe that taxation has a role to play in redressing this. These are clearly areas where our citizens ex... | null |
Markus Ferber | MEP | PPE | de | de | 2023-07-12T00:00:00 | 2023 | Tax the rich (topical debate) | im Namen der PPE-Fraktion. – Frau Präsidentin, Herr Kommissar, liebe Kolleginnen, liebe Kollegen! Mit Blick auf die heutige Debatte „Besteuert die Reichen“ möchte ich doch mal mit zwei Mythen aufräumen. Erstens: Die Mitgliedstaaten der Europäischen Union haben kein Einnahmenproblem. Und zweitens: Es gibt auch keinen Gr... | on behalf of the PPE group. – Mrs. President, Mr. Commissioner, dear colleagues, dear colleagues! Looking at today’s debate “Control the Rich” I would like to clear up with two myths. First, the Member States of the European Union have no income problem. And secondly, there is also no reason for a even more progressive... |
Biljana Borzan | MEP | S&D | hr | hr | 2023-07-12T00:00:00 | 2023 | Tax the rich (topical debate) | u ime kluba S&D. – Poštovana predsjedavajuća, kolegice i kolege, od početka pandemije dvije trećine bogatstva otišlo je u ruke jedan posto najbogatijih. Samo deset najbogatijih ljudi ima više nego trećina čovječanstva! Uz to, prvi put u dugo vremena je bogaćenje najbogatijih pratio veliki porast ekstremnog siromaštva. ... | The S&D Club. “Honored President, colleagues and colleagues, since the beginning of the pandemic two-thirds of wealth has gone into the hands of one percent of the richest. Only ten of the richest people have more than a third of mankind! In addition, for the first time in a long time, the wealth of the wealthiest has ... |
Valérie Hayer | MEP | ALDE | fr | fr | 2023-07-12T00:00:00 | 2023 | Tax the rich (topical debate) | au nom du groupe Renew. – Madame la Présidente, Monsieur le Commissaire, Monsieur le Ministre, chers collègues, oui, il y a des inégalités importantes. Et oui, la richesse des plus fortunés a fortement évolué ces dernières années. Les Européens sont en attente de plus de justice fiscale. Ceux qui ont les épaules les pl... | In the name of the Renew Group. – Mr. President, Mr. Commissioner, Mr. Minister, dear colleagues, yes, there are significant inequalities. And yes, the wealth of the wealthiest has changed strongly in the past few years. Europeans are expecting more tax justice. Those who have the strongest shoulders, who do not pay th... |
Kira Marie Peter-Hansen | MEP | Greens/EFA | en | en | 2023-07-12T00:00:00 | 2023 | Tax the rich (topical debate) | on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group. – Madam President, dear colleagues, dear Commissioner, dear Council, since 2020, the richest 1% have captured almost two thirds of all new wealth. Two thirds! That is nearly twice as much money as the bottom 99% of the world’s population. Some might think that this is only a problem f... | null |
Pina Picierno | N/A | N/A | it | it | 2023-07-12T00:00:00 | 2023 | Tax the rich (topical debate) | Ricordo anche a Lei, onorevole Peter-Hansen, che è proibito mostrare in Aula scritte, cartelli, eccetera, quindi vi invito ad attenerci tutti al regolamento che insieme ci siamo dati. | I also remember You, Honourable Peter-Hansen, who is prohibited to show in the Aula writings, brochures, etc., so I invite you to comply with the regulations that we have given together. |
Michiel Hoogeveen | MEP | ECR | nl | nl | 2023-07-12T00:00:00 | 2023 | Tax the rich (topical debate) | namens de ECR-Fractie. – Voorzitter, “Belast de rijken om het welzijn van de rest te betalen”, is hier de veelgehoorde kreet. Zogezegd worden rijken rijker en armen armer. Maar is dat wel zo? Feit is dat de wereldwijde ongelijkheid afneemt. Ja, de rijken worden rijker, maar de armen worden ook rijker, en sneller. Hoe k... | on behalf of the ECR Group. “President, “Call the rich to pay for the well-being of the rest,” is here the much-hearted cry. The rich are richer and the poor weaker. But is it so? The fact is that global inequality is decreasing. Yes, the rich are becoming richer, but the poor are also becoming richer, and faster. How ... |
Filip De Man | MEP | ID | nl | nl | 2023-07-12T00:00:00 | 2023 | Tax the rich (topical debate) | namens de ID-Fractie. – Voorzitter, in dit debat eisen de linkse partijen meer belastingen onder het motto “Tax the rich”. Laat de rijken betalen, dan kunnen zij – de linksen –natuurlijk meer uitgeven. Maar dan wil ik toch opmerken dat vermogens en vermogenswinsten toch al zwaar belast worden. Ik geef het voorbeeld va... | on behalf of the ID group. – President, in this debate the left parties demand more taxes under the motto “Tax the rich”. Let the rich pay, then they – the left – can naturally spend more. But I would like to note that wealth and fortune gains are already being charged hard. I give the example of Belgium. There is the... |
Sira Rego | MEP | GUE/NGL | es | es | 2023-07-12T00:00:00 | 2023 | Tax the rich (topical debate) | en nombre del Grupo The Left. – Señora presidenta, sabemos que las grandes empresas energéticas en España han aumentado sus beneficios un 140 % y los bancos un 43 %. Ayer mismo, el Banco Santander anunciaba 10 000 millones extra, un récord histórico. Y todo gracias al trabajo fino de la señora Lagarde. Digo fino porque... | The Left Group. We know that the large energy companies in Spain have increased their profits by 140% and the banks by 43%. Yesterday, the Santander Bank announced 10 billion extra, a historic record. And all thanks to the fine work of Mrs. Lagarde. I say fine because the rise of interest rates is an attraction to fami... |
Laura Ferrara | MEP | NI | it | it | 2023-07-12T00:00:00 | 2023 | Tax the rich (topical debate) | – Signora Presidente, onorevoli colleghi, le recenti crisi, l'inflazione alimentata dal caro energia e le inevitabili speculazioni di mercato continuano a concentrare enormi ricchezze nelle mani di pochi privilegiati. Bisogna affrontare le crescenti disparità economiche e garantire una distribuzione più equa delle ris... | “Mr. President, dear colleagues, the recent crises, the inflation fueled by expensive energy and the inevitable market speculations continue to concentrate enormous wealth in the hands of few privileged. We need to tackle the growing economic disparities and ensure a fairer distribution of resources if we want a diffe... |
Lídia Pereira | MEP | PPE | pt | pt | 2023-07-12T00:00:00 | 2023 | Tax the rich (topical debate) | – Senhora Presidente, este debate é o retrato perfeito da aliança objetiva dos socialistas com a extrema-esquerda. Chegou ao Parlamento aquilo que já conhecemos bem em Portugal e em Espanha: uma aliança que é mais eleitoral que outra coisa, mas que tem uma afinidade ideológica clara quando falamos de impostos. A infla... | “Mr President, this debate is the perfect portrait of the objective alliance of the socialists with the extreme left. It has come to Parliament what we already know well in Portugal and Spain: an alliance that is more electoral than anything else, but that has a clear ideological affinity when we talk about taxes. Inf... |
Marek Belka | MEP | S&D | en | en | 2023-07-12T00:00:00 | 2023 | Tax the rich (topical debate) | – Madam President, Commissioner, dear colleagues, since 2020 – so more or less since the beginning of the pandemic – the richest 1% in the world have captured almost two thirds of all new wealth. I repeat: 1%, two thirds of new wealth. This year, more than 200 of the super rich – remember Davos – called on government... | null |
Eva Maria Poptcheva | MEP | ALDE | es | es | 2023-07-12T00:00:00 | 2023 | Tax the rich (topical debate) | – Señora presidenta, señor comisario Gentiloni y señor secretario de Estado, autonomía estratégica, competitividad, sanidad y educación de calidad: no nos engañemos, para hacer frente a estos retos necesitamos también gasto público. Esto plantea una cuestión muchas veces incómoda: ¿de dónde va a salir este dinero? La ... | Mr. President, Mr. Commissioner Gentiloni and Mr. Secretary of State, Strategic Autonomy, Competitiveness, Health and Quality Education: Let’s not deceive, to deal with these challenges we also need public spending. This raises a often uncomfortable question: where will this money come from? The easy answer: more taxe... |
Claude Gruffat | MEP | Greens/EFA | fr | fr | 2023-07-12T00:00:00 | 2023 | Tax the rich (topical debate) | – Madame la Présidente, Monsieur le Commissaire, Monsieur Navarro Ríos, chers collègues, je ne sais pas vous, mais j’ai l’impression de me répéter. Ce débat, on l’a eu des milliers de fois et à chaque fois on appelle à taxer les riches et ces appels restent sans réponse. Les 75 foyers les plus riches paient moins d’im... | “Mr. President, Mr. Commissioner, Mr. Navarro Ríos, dear colleagues, I don’t know you, but I feel like I repeat myself. This debate has been discussed thousands of times and every time we call for taxing the wealthy and these calls remain unresponse. The 75 richest households pay less taxes than the rest of society. A... |
Jorge Buxadé Villalba | MEP | ECR | es | es | 2023-07-12T00:00:00 | 2023 | Tax the rich (topical debate) | – Señora presidente, señor comisario, cada vez que aquí se oye la palabra «tax» hay que echar la mano al bolsillo. Aún no he oído a nadie de todo este lado del Parlamento que hable de bajar impuestos. Como son unos trileros, hablan hoy de impuestos a los ricos, pero todo el mundo sabe que al final lo acaban pagando l... | “Mr. President, Mr. Commissioner, every time you hear the word ‘tax’ here you have to put your hand in the pocket. I have not yet heard anyone from all these sides of the Parliament talking about reducing taxes. As they are some trillers, they talk today of taxes to the rich, but everyone knows that at the end they e... |
Dimitrios Papadimoulis | MEP | GUE/NGL | el | el | 2023-07-12T00:00:00 | 2023 | Tax the rich (topical debate) | – Κυρία Πρόεδρε, με εντυπωσιάζει η αντίδραση της Δεξιάς, της υπερσυντηρητικής Δεξιάς και της άκρας Δεξιάς, κάθε φορά που ζητούμε φορολογική δικαιοσύνη, κάθε φορά που επισημαίνουμε ότι, για να πληρώνουν λιγότερους φόρους οι φτωχοί και οι μεσαίοι και οι μικρομεσαίες επιχειρήσεις, πρέπει να πληρώνουν περισσότερους φόρους... | “Mr. President, I am impressed by the reaction of the right, the superconservative right and the extreme right, every time we ask for tax justice, every time we point out that, to pay less taxes the poor and the middle and the small and medium enterprises, more taxes must be paid by those who have earned a lot and ear... |
Nicolas Bay | MEP | NI | fr | fr | 2023-07-12T00:00:00 | 2023 | Tax the rich (topical debate) | – Madame la Présidente, mes chers collègues, la taxation sans fin et à des taux toujours plus lourds est la seule politique dont semble capable la gauche, pour laquelle la richesse commence d’ailleurs dès la classe moyenne. Surimposer ne réduit pas les inégalités, mais fait peser une charge déraisonnable sur ceux qui ... | “Mr. President, my dear colleagues, endless taxation and at increasingly heavy rates is the only policy the left seems capable of, for which wealth begins from the middle class. Overimposing does not reduce inequalities, but makes an unreasonable burden on those who pay the tax without making wealthy those who don’t p... |
Angelika Winzig | MEP | PPE | de | de | 2023-07-12T00:00:00 | 2023 | Tax the rich (topical debate) | – Frau Präsidentin! Es ist nichts Neues. Immer wenn Wahlen vor der Tür stehen, dann kommt meistens die Forderung nach Reichensteuer aus der Populismusschublade. Auch in meinem Mitgliedstaat schreit man häufig nach Vermögenssteuern, obwohl wir eines der bestausgebauten Sozialsysteme der Welt haben und Höchststeuerland ... | Mrs President! It is nothing new. Whenever elections are in front of the door, the demand for Reichsteuer comes mostly from the populism committee. In my Member State, we also often call for asset taxes, although we have one of the well-established social systems in the world and are the highest tax country. In Austri... |
Aurore Lalucq | MEP | S&D | fr | fr | 2023-07-12T00:00:00 | 2023 | Tax the rich (topical debate) | – Madame la Présidente, Monsieur le Commissaire, Monsieur le Secrétaire d’État, chers collègues, 67 % des Européens pensent qu’il faut taxer la fortune. Tout comme ce gauchiste, manifestement, de Philip Lane, gouverneur de la Banque centrale européenne, mais aussi les économistes Joseph Stiglitz, Gabriel Zucman, Esthe... | Mr. President, Mr. Commissioner, Mr. Secretary of State, dear colleagues, 67% of Europeans think we need to tax wealth. Just like this leftist, obviously, of Philip Lane, the governor of the European Central Bank, but also the economists Joseph Stiglitz, Gabriel Zucman, Esther Duflo, Kate Barker, former of the Bank of... |
Billy Kelleher | MEP | ALDE | en | en | 2023-07-12T00:00:00 | 2023 | Tax the rich (topical debate) | – Madam President, with the title of this debate, ‘Tax the rich’, we risk veering into a purely ideological debate, but we should be practical about this, and let’s be very logical. Last week, the Commission published its annual report on taxation, which shows a huge overreliance on labour taxes as a source of revenu... | null |
Rasmus Andresen | MEP | Greens/EFA | de | de | 2023-07-12T00:00:00 | 2023 | Tax the rich (topical debate) | – Frau Präsidentin! Erstmals haben seit 25 Jahren extreme Armut und extremer Reichtum zeitgleich zugenommen. Für immer mehr Europäerinnen und Europäer bleibt am Ende des Monats zu wenig, um alle Rechnungen zu zahlen. Auf der anderen Seite wird das reichste Prozent immer reicher. 81 % der Vermögenszuwächse im letzten J... | Mrs President! For the first time in 25 years, extreme poverty and extreme wealth have increased simultaneously. For more and more Europeans, at the end of the month there will be too little to pay all bills. On the other hand, the richest percentage is becoming increasingly rich. 81% of the asset growth last year wen... |
Vincenzo Sofo | MEP | ECR | it | it | 2023-07-12T00:00:00 | 2023 | Tax the rich (topical debate) | – Signora Presidente, onorevoli colleghi, il 50 % della ricchezza mondiale è oggi in mano all'1 % più ricco della popolazione, mentre il 50 % più povero ne possiede appena il 2 %. Una disuguaglianza frutto di anni di liberismo selvaggio, promosso in molti casi proprio da partiti cosiddetti di sinistra che ora, dopo av... | “Mr. President, dear colleagues, 50% of the world’s wealth is now in the hands of the richest 1% of the population, while the poorest 50% owns only 2%. A inequality fruit of years of wild liberalism, promoted in many cases by so-called leftist parties that now, after enriching the rich and impoverishing the poor, real... |
Nikolaj Villumsen | MEP | GUE/NGL | da | da | 2023-07-12T00:00:00 | 2023 | Tax the rich (topical debate) | – Fru formand! Nu har jeg lyttet til debatten og politikerne fra højrefløjen. Og ved I hvad? Jeg er træt af dårlige undskyldninger. Jeg er træt af klynkeriet fra den ene rigeste procent. De svømmer i latterlig overflod, mens børn vokser op i fattigdom. Det gør mig vred! Vred, for pengene er der jo! Problemet er, at de... | Mrs President! Now I have listened to the debate and the politicians from the right-wing. And you know what? I’m tired of bad excuses. I’m tired of the one richest percentage. They swim in ridiculous abundance, while children grow up in poverty. It makes me angry! Sorry, because the money is there. The problem is that... |
Geoffroy Didier | MEP | PPE | fr | fr | 2023-07-12T00:00:00 | 2023 | Tax the rich (topical debate) | – Madame la Présidente, la gauche a toujours aimé se bercer d’illusions. En criant qu’il suffirait de taxer les riches toujours et encore, elle s’est acheté pendant de longues années à bas prix une jolie conscience morale, n’hésitant jamais au passage à céder à la paresse intellectuelle. Car si appauvrir les riches av... | “Mr. President, the left has always liked to be covered with illusions. Crying that it would be enough to tax the rich again and again, she bought herself for many years at low price a beautiful moral consciousness, never hesitating on the passage to surrender to intellectual lazy. For if the wealth of the rich had en... |
Agnes Jongerius | MEP | S&D | en | en | 2023-07-12T00:00:00 | 2023 | Tax the rich (topical debate) | – Madam President, dear Commissioner, dear State Secretary, I think it should be clear that no billionaire should pay lower taxes than a teacher, a nurse or a supermarket worker. But unfortunately, that is the reality today. People pay more taxes on labour than they do on capital, and that makes inequality grow and p... | null |
Damian Boeselager | MEP | Greens/EFA | en | en | 2023-07-12T00:00:00 | 2023 | Tax the rich (topical debate) | – Madam President, I have to say, when I listen to this debate, I’m always amazed by how much tax as a debate is ideologised – how populist it can become – because if I listen to the right, it’s often about safeguarding the wealth that is there, not destroying the wealth. And on the left side, I often feel that, you k... | null |
João Pimenta Lopes | MEP | GUE/NGL | pt | pt | 2023-07-12T00:00:00 | 2023 | Tax the rich (topical debate) | – Senhora Presidente, Senhor Comissário, nos milhares de contactos que temos feito em Portugal é evidente o agravamento das condições de vida das pessoas. É o dinheiro que não estica para pagar a prestação da casa, a renda da luz, a conta do supermercado. Em junho, o Comissário Schmit disse aqui que se estima que a p... | Mr. President, Mr. Commissioner, in the thousands of contacts we have made in Portugal is evident the deterioration of the living conditions of the people. It’s the money that doesn’t stretch to pay the supply of the house, the income of the light, the supermarket account. In June, Commissioner Schmit said here that ... |
Udo Bullmann | MEP | S&D | de | de | 2023-07-12T00:00:00 | 2023 | Tax the rich (topical debate) | – Frau Präsidentin, werte Kolleginnen und Kollegen! Die fortschreitenden Ungleichheiten in dieser Welt töten. Das gilt insbesondere für die ärmeren Länder des Globalen Südens, Länder, die eigentlich sehr reich sind, sehr häufig an Ressourcen, aber fast immer reich – was viel wichtiger ist – an jungen Menschen, die ihr... | Mrs. President, dear colleagues! The progressive inequalities in this world kill. This is especially true for the poor countries of the Global South, countries that are actually very rich, very often rich in resources, but almost always rich – which is much more important – to young people who want to take their fate ... |
José Gusmão | MEP | GUE/NGL | pt | pt | 2023-07-12T00:00:00 | 2023 | Tax the rich (topical debate) | – Senhora Presidente, ao longo de décadas, as políticas económicas liberais conseguiram operar uma extraordinária transferência dos rendimentos do trabalho para os rendimentos do capital. Nesse mesmo período, segundo o FMI, a tributação fez o mesmo caminho, cada vez mais suave sobre os rendimentos de capital, cada vez... | For decades, liberal economic policies have managed to operate an extraordinary transfer of labor income to capital income. In the same period, according to the IMF, taxation made the same way, increasingly smooth on capital revenues, increasingly heavy on labour revenues. And today, the ultramillionaries of this pla... |
Evelyn Regner | MEP | S&D | de | de | 2023-07-12T00:00:00 | 2023 | Tax the rich (topical debate) | – Frau Präsidentin, sehr geehrter Herr Kommissar, sehr geehrter Herr Staatssekretär! Wir können uns die Reichen, wir können uns die Superreichen schlichtweg nicht mehr leisten. Weltweit gibt es 3 000 Milliardäre, die zusammen circa 11 Billionen Euro an Gesamtvermögen besitzen. 11 Billionen Euro – das sind Summen, die ... | – Mrs. President, very dear Mr. Commissioner, very dear Mr. Secretary of State! We can get the rich, we can’t afford the super rich anymore. Worldwide there are 3,000 billionaires, which together own approximately 11 trillion euros of total assets. 11 trillion euros – these are amounts that no one can imagine. This is... |
Marc Botenga | MEP | GUE/NGL | fr | fr | 2023-07-12T00:00:00 | 2023 | Tax the rich (topical debate) | – Madame la Présidente, ce qui me frappe toujours ici, c’est que quand on parle de taxer les milliardaires, c’est comme s’ils avaient une armée de députés à leur service, prête à les défendre. On a évidemment les macronistes qui s’écrient: non, non, non, ne taxons pas les riches! Vous ne savez pas? Travaillons sur l’é... | “Mr. President, what always hits me here is that when we talk about taxing billionaires, it’s as if they had an army of MPs in their service, ready to defend them. Obviously there are the macronists who scream: No, no, no, don’t tax the rich! Do you not know? Let’s work on tax evasion. You who are in the government in... |
Emmanuel Maurel | MEP | GUE/NGL | fr | fr | 2023-07-12T00:00:00 | 2023 | Tax the rich (topical debate) | – Madame la Présidente, c’est toujours émouvant d’entendre nos collègues de droite, qu’ils soient conservateurs, libéraux, macronistes en France, défendre avec une belle constance les privilèges de ceux qui s’enrichissent en dormant, comme disait le président François Mitterrand. Parce que c’est exactement cela dont i... | “Madame la Présidente, it’s always exciting to hear our right-wing colleagues, be conservative, liberal, macronist in France, to defend with a beautiful consistency the privileges of those who get rich while sleeping, as President François Mitterrand said. Because that’s exactly what it’s about. We came back almost a ... |
Paolo Gentiloni | N/A | N/A | en | en | 2023-07-12T00:00:00 | 2023 | Tax the rich (topical debate) | Member of the Commission. – Madam President, I think we had a serious debate despite the clear differences. We all know that, indeed, inequalities are on the rise. Also in Europe. Inequalities are increasing much more in other parts of the world, but they are increasing also in Europe. We know also the limits of the ... | null |
Pascual Navarro Ríos | N/A | N/A | es | es | 2023-07-12T00:00:00 | 2023 | Tax the rich (topical debate) | presidente en ejercicio del Consejo. – Señora presidenta, señorías, señor comisario, muchas gracias por el debate que hemos mantenido y por las opiniones que se han expresado aquí. Como ya indiqué en mi introducción, la fiscalidad directa es un ámbito en el que la competencia de la Unión es limitada. Sin embargo, y co... | President in the Council. Mr. President, Mr. President, Mr. Commissioner, thank you very much for the debate we have held and for the opinions that have been expressed here. As I have already stated in my introduction, direct taxation is a scope in which the competition of the Union is limited. However, and as just sa... |
Pina Picierno | N/A | N/A | it | it | 2023-07-12T00:00:00 | 2023 | Tax the rich (topical debate) | La discussione è chiusa. | The discussion is closed. |
Pina Picierno | N/A | N/A | it | it | 2023-07-12T00:00:00 | 2023 | State of the SME Union (debate) | L'ordine del giorno reca la dichiarazione della Commissione sullo Stato dell'Unione delle PMI (2023/2750(RSP)). | The Commission Declaration on the State of the Union of SMEs (2023/2750(RSP)). |
Paolo Gentiloni | N/A | N/A | fr | fr | 2023-07-12T00:00:00 | 2023 | State of the SME Union (debate) | membre de la Commission. – Madame la Présidente, Mesdames et Messieurs les députés, je remercie le Parlement européen de nous donner l’occasion de nous réunir sur ce sujet. C’est également l’occasion de prendre la mesure de tous les défis qui attendent les PME. Mais aussi du rôle que nous pouvons jouer à l’échelle de ... | Member of the Commission. I thank the European Parliament for giving us the opportunity to meet on this issue. It is also an opportunity to measure all the challenges that the SMEs are facing. But also the role that we can play across the EU to help them continue to be prosperous and to address difficulties. We can on... |
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