What Danuta Maria spoke about.

Madam President, Commissioner, we all agreed that the current Energy Charter Treaty (ECT) is outdated and is not compatible with the EU Green Deal objectives, and that is why the EPP has always supported the EU collective exit from the ECT, but linked to the modernisation of the treaty. Unfortunately, two years ago, political conditions for the ECT modernisation at the Council and at the EP level

Mr President, Vice-President, Commissioner, colleagues, it was a pleasure to work on this report at this time. European enlargement policy is a powerful tool to promote democracy, the rule of law, respect of fundamental rights. It also gives the EU a stronger voice on the world stage. For aspiring countries, a credible, merit-based prospect of EU membership is the key driver of transformation. Str

Mr President, Commissioner, dear colleagues, I speak on SEPs as rapporteur of the opinion for the International Trade Committee. We have thoroughly examined the proposed regulation, focusing on global competition and the Union’s geopolitical, economic, trade and security-related interests. In INTA’s view, the regulation is not well balanced with respect to the role of patent owners and implementer

Madam President, I would like to thank all the colleagues for their remarks, and I would also like to thank all the shadows for their work, which was not easy, if you remember, and for their cooperation throughout the negotiations on this important file, and also for building a compromise which I believe is good for Europe. Let me say again that the MiFID review comes at a critical time for the Un

Mr President, I was running the last kilometre but I hope I will be able to do it, so thank you very much for this opportunity to remind us about the MiFIR and MiFID. Tomorrow we will vote to endorse the interinstitutional agreement on the review of the Regulation and Directive on the Markets in Financial Infrastructure. The changes to both MiFIR and MiFID modify the rulebook governing participati

Mr President, Commissioner, dear colleagues, negotiations with the United States on the critical minerals agreement are a major step to address some of the EU concerns about the Inflation Reduction Act, and contribute to increasing the extraction, processing and hopefully recycling of critical raw materials in the EU, in particular those of a strategic nature. They can also impact supply-chain dep

Madam President, let me start by strongly agreeing with President Roberta Metsola that the transparency of our actions as the institution and the individual Members is crucial to regain citizens’ trust. We are about to vote on the outcome of the work in AFCO regarding changes to the rules of procedure and, again, I share the views of President Metsola, who said that she wanted to go further, but t

Madam President, Commissioner, the issue we are discussing today is how to maximise the EU’s potential of financing the real economy, generating growth and responding to future challenges. And the scale of the challenge is clear. The Commission estimates that only to realise the green and digital transition, Europe will need additional investments of EUR 645 billion every year for the next decade.

Mr President, the review of the Stability and Growth Pact is not only about bringing back a reinvented pact with strong enforcement, including the rule of law mechanism, allowing for progressive consolidation of public finance and investing in the future. There is much more than a macroeconomic angle to it, and recently implemented reforms should be incorporated into the governance framework. Sust

Madam President, colleagues, I am among those who see the introduction of the digital euro as a meaningful opportunity for Europe. I see it as well as a chance to strengthen the international role of the euro. The important question for me is whether the EU should focus its efforts on modernising the digital form of the euro for a wholesale purpose, or implement a retail digital euro first. At pre

Madam President, the failure of SVB is attributable to the bank’s mismanagement and its particular risk profile. However, the bank’s mismanagement went unnoticed because the bank was not captured by the regulatory scrutiny, as it was not under the scope of prudential rules. This is why, while the ultimate fault rests with the bank itself, there are important lessons for the regulators and two in p

Mr President, Vice—President Šefčovič, colleagues, I agree with you, Vice—President, we are at the beginning of a new chapter in the EU—UK relations, this time hopefully based on trust. With the Windsor framework, we have a set of practical solutions to the implementation of the Northern Ireland Protocol. The deal will lower the cost of doing business and settle the flow of goods from Great Britai

Mr President, colleagues, in my view the question we should be asking ourselves is if we were to leave, when should we do it? We have three options ahead of us: withdrawing now; modernising and staying in the treaty; or withdrawing after the modernisation of the treaty. If we withdraw from the ECT now, taking into account that the EU is the leading force behind the modernisation process, the ECT w

Mr President, the Northern Ireland Protocol Bill is not a trivial set of adjustments, as Prime Minister Johnson described it; it is a near-complete unilateral rewrite through domestic law of a binding international treaty voluntarily entered into by the UK Government. This is a clear breach of international law. The bill would grant UK ministers extraordinarily wide discretionary powers to impleme

Mr President, Commissioner, colleagues, I would like to strongly support our call for the convention and raise three points in this context. First, European treaties codify our past. They, of course, also reflect lessons learned from problems we faced together and overcame or not. But they should also give us effective instruments to cope with the challenges of tomorrow, and that is why treaties n

Madam President, I hope we all remember that before the conference started, at the beginning, we committed ourselves to deeply engage in it and also to deliver on its outcome. And now we simply need a good plan to transform its conclusions into a real change. And I have two major takeaways from this unprecedented public dialogue, which might be useful. First, on the value of the process itself, le

Mr President, with energy prices that were already on the rise before the war and now with the illegal, tragic and insane invasion of Ukraine by Russia, and taking into account the impact of sanctions, the modernisation of the Energy Charter Treaty (ECT) is happening under a different light and with regained momentum. We have to bear in mind that key provisions of the Treaty have remained unchange

Mr President, in this House, we know how important equality and representation are for democracy. We also note that inclusive leadership is good for the quality of decision-making and, with 40% women among our membership, the European Parliament represents inclusive leadership in European politics. But we also know that some political parties in this House do not accept any inclusivity, including

Madam President, Madam Commissioner, thank you for your comments on Article 50. Now I will present my comments. As you know, Brexit has been an unprecedented process with undeniable political, legal, economic and social consequences. And all European institutions, including the European Parliament, have expressed regret regarding the UK decision, but we respected it. We were strongly convinced tha

Madam President, last month, the Polish Constitutional Tribunal deemed unconstitutional Article 6 of the European Convention on Human Rights, which says that everyone is entitled to a fair and public hearing within a reasonable time by an independent and impartial tribunal. This is the latest assault on the integrity of European and Polish rule of law. Today, there might be another one. Underminin

(inaudible) fit for the 21st century and requires reform to keep the organisation credible, functional, and also relevant. At its 12th ministerial conference the WTO membership must deliver a reform roadmap to proceed with the necessary overhaul of its negotiation, adjudication and monitoring systems. The reforms should integrate plurilateral agreements into the multilateral architecture and provi

Madam President, the Banking Union Annual Report 2020 assesses the situation in the European banking sector and effectiveness of the regulatory measures already in place. It calls for action on missing elements of the system but also considers how unfinished architecture undermines the functionality of the already-existing European Banking Union framework. The focus of regulators, supervisors, cen

Mr President, I would like to comment on the responsibilities of the European Union and the US that we share at the global regulatory space. In the ongoing international technological race, it is our joint duty, with like-minded partners, to fly the flag of our democratic values and ethics while shaping common regulatory spaces. The World Trade Organization (WTO) rulebook not only needs to reflect