Speeches

The next item is the debate on the report by Pernille Weiss, on behalf of the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety, on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on shipments of waste and amending Regulations (EU) No 1257/2013 and (EU) 2020/1056 (COM(2021)0709 - C9-0426/2021 - 2021/0367(COD)) (A9-0290/2022).

The next item is the debate on the Commission communication on the protection of livestock farming and large carnivores in Europe (2022/2952(RSP)).

The next item is the debate on five motions for resolutions on forced displacement in the context of the escalation of the conflict in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) (2022/2957(RSP))*. _______________ * See Minutes.

The next item is the debate on five motions for resolutions on the continued repression of the democratic opposition and civil society in Belarus (2022/2956(RSP))*. _______________ * See Minutes.

The next sitting is tomorrow, Thursday 20 October 2022 at 3 p.m. 9.00. The agenda has been published and is available on the website of the European Parliament.

Madam President, Minister, Commissioner, This is a time for the European Council to adopt short-term solutions very quickly, with decisions. And without these short-term solutions, it makes little sense to expect long-term goals to be achieved, and therefore just as examples of two additional tasks on the European Council agenda. If the idea is to provide for a firm response to Russia if they use chemical or atomic weapons in Ukraine, the answer must be equally firm now, because what Russia does by destroying Ukrainian infrastructure is actually possible, with more tragic consequences than even if it used these non-conventional weapons. The answer must therefore be extremely strict already at Council level. And a second example of a special tribunal for Russian crimes in Ukraine. If there is no such thing, even if Ukraine pushes Russia back into its occupied territories, then it will not be peace, but a frozen war. Without this special tribunal. And on energy policy, the Commission has developed a lot, and the Council must also take these decisions. Maybe they are not complete, but if they are not adopted, then it makes no sense to talk about a convention on the future of Europe or similar topics, because it does not matter if short-term decisions on energy policy cannot be taken.

The next item is the debate on: the oral question to the Council by Pascal Canfin, Lídia Pereira, Javi López, Nils Torvalds, Pär Holmgren, Catherine Griset, Alexandr Vondra, Petros Kokkalis, on behalf of the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety, on the 2022 UN Climate Change Conference in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt (COP27) (O-000041/2022 - B9-0027/22) (2022/2673(RSP)), and the oral question to the Commission by Pascal Canfin, Lídia Pereira, Javi López, Nils Torvalds, Pär Holmgren, Catherine Griset, Alexandr Vondra, Petros Kokkalis, on behalf of the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety, on the 2022 UN Climate Change Conference in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt (O-000042/2022 - B9-0028/2022) (2022/2673(RSP)).

The next item is the debate on the statements by the Council and the Commission on the continuation of border control at internal borders within the Schengen area, in light of the recent judgment of the Court of Justice of the European Union (C-368/20) (2022/2871(RSP)).

I have received two motions for resolutions tabled in accordance with Rule 132(2) of the Rules of Procedure. The debate is closed. The vote will take place on Thursday.

Under the new procedure we can have statements or questions. That was a statement, in my opinion; there was no question. Would you like to reply? Under the new rules you have a right to reply.

The next item is the debate on the Council and Commission statements on the humanitarian situation following the catastrophic floods in Pakistan and the climate crisis (2022/2837(RSP)).