What Jan-Christoph spoke about.

Madam President, dear Tanja Fajon, dear Commissioner! Today we are launching two funds to support Member States in their migration policy. I am consciously saying that we are doing this in support of the Member States, because with these funds we are also drawing the lessons from the migration crisis of 2015/16. As the Commissioner has just said, we have now consolidated the instruments that were used ad hoc at the time, while at the same time Member States enjoy flexibility in the use of these funds, which is very important. We are also strengthening the states that reach a particularly large number of migrants by ultimately enabling them to receive higher benefits. With the funds, on the one hand, we support the integration of those who are coming. We support this resettlementThis means that we are creating legal pathways to Europe for those with the greatest vulnerability. But at the same time, of course, we also enable returns to be promoted through the Fund. In this respect, I believe that we have a good understanding of the possibilities available to the Member States. balance have. The second fund strengthens border protection. And it is particularly important to me to make it clear once again that it is now a question of the Member States accessing and using these funds. After all, the goal is that we in the European Union naturally have good external border protection, but within the European Union we have all the freedoms and no borders. In this respect, I also expect the Member States to call up the funds and then stop deviating from the Schengen acquis and also to dismantle all previous border controls within the European Union. And finally, my appeal to the Member States: Stop blocking migration and asylum policy! Be on your way to finally working constructively with us to ensure that we have a common European functioning asylum and migration system, based on the values of the rule of law and humanity, which includes solidarity with all Member States where many refugees arrive.

Mr President, the situation in Tigray is dramatic, all colleagues said this already and despite the fact that the ceasefire from 28 June is a good step, we need a permanent ceasefire and we need the withdrawal of the foreign troops from the region. Our solidarity is with the people of Tigray in Ethiopia. We condemn the destruction of infrastructure, this is something very horrible. I mean, people are starving already, people get raped and there are others that destroy infrastructure that is urgently needed in this situation. This has to be stopped immediately. And we urge a cessation of human rights violations in the region and seek secure access for humanitarian aid. I ask the Commission to step up the pressure on the authorities because this situation can no longer be accepted. We have to help the people in the region. And so I ask you: urge them to move and to change.

Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, We are voting today on the Connecting Europe Facility and I would like to thank our negotiators here in the European Parliament since we have a really good result. A good result not only because 33.7 billion euros will be spent in Europe over the next few years from 2021 to 2027 to strengthen cross-border projects, but also because we still have a lot of work to do in cross-border transport today. We still have bottlenecks between states today. We have overarching problems that have not been solved. And for this it is important that we set up a single European framework and launch these projects. But we also have a lot to do on the central trans-European transport corridors. In my home region, for example, this is the electrification of the route from Oldenburg to Wilhelmshaven. Europe is therefore investing money so that the ecological transformation of our economy can become a reality, so that we can make cross-border transport a reality in the face of competition in Europe. That's why I like to agree. And that is why we have a good result here for the European Union and for the citizens.