Speeches

I would really invite those in the visitors’ gallery not to show any sign like clapping or support. According to our Rules of Procedure, our guests are invited to participate and to watch the debate, but not to clap or give any signs. If you do so, unfortunately I will have to ask the ushers that you leave the room. So if there is one more sign of support or noise, I will really have to do that. I invite you to participate and watch the debate – because for us it is very important that the public has the opportunity – but please remain silent.

I would like to ask the visitors to the gallery not to gossip. In accordance with our Rules of Procedure, you are observant here, but not to give signs of consent or disagreement. You are welcome to watch, but do not intervene by applause.

The next meeting will take place tomorrow, 4 October 2022, at 9 a.m. The agenda has been published and is available on the European Parliament's website.

The next item on the agenda is the brief presentation of the report by Niklas Nienaß on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013 and Regulation (EU) 2021/1060 as regards additional flexibility to address the consequences of the military attack by the Russian Federation FAST - CARE (Flexible Assistance for Territories) [COM(2022)0325 - C9-0218/2022- 2022/0208(COD)] - Committee on Regional Development (A9-0232/2022)

The next item on the agenda is the brief presentation of Gabriel Mato's report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down management, conservation and control measures applicable in the area of competence of the Indian Ocean Tuna Commission (IOTC) and amending Council Regulations (EC) No 1936/2001, (EC) No 1984/2003 and (EC) No 520/2007 [COM(2021)0113 - C9-0095/2021 - 2021/0058(COD)] - Committee on Fisheries (A9-0312/2021)

Ladies and gentlemen, I would like to give the floor very briefly for one minute to the longest-serving Members of this House, Mrs Constanze Krehl.

The next speaker on the list of speakers is Ms Maite Pagazaurtundúa. There is a blue map of Ernő Schaller-Baross, but I will not give you the floor, for the reason that the blue map system is, according to our method, intended in response to a speech. However, you pressed the button and contacted us before more or less the Vice-President started her speech, so in this case you will not get the blue card, but we will continue with the next speaker, Mrs Maite Pagazaurtundúa.

I would just like to announce to all participants of the debate right now that from now on I will only accept blue cards from those Members of the European Parliament who don’t have a regular speaking time. So those who are on my speakers’ list will not get the opportunity, because otherwise this debate won’t end. So we just go on like this. And inviting all those other Members not having speaking time to come to the room and to raise a question via a blue card.

There is a second blue card from Mr Kohut. Again, I would just urge you – otherwise we can’t go on with the blue cards in this way – to ask your question.

I understand you completely, Mr Rangel, that you also answered longer than the question was taken, but I just simply would recall the rules to all of you – 30 seconds when there is a blue card, and 30 seconds also for the answer. It’s good the debate is lively, but we should respect our rules.

Sorry, I have to intervene. You are speaking too long. Simply to explain the rules: 30 seconds for blue cards, so come to an end. I simply would like to remind all Members present in the room and wanting to raise a blue card, you have 30 seconds for your comment or question, not longer.

Thank you very much, rapporteur. You have exaggerated enormously, so I will deduct those 30 seconds from your speaking time at the end of the debate. I say this at the very beginning of the debate. I assume that it will be a very interesting one, a very moving one, so I really ask you to stick to the speaking times, and I would like to announce already now that at the latest ten seconds after the end of the speaking time I will knock with the hammer and then, if it is 15 seconds, really evade the word, so that everyone who can speak can really put their message accordingly.

The next item on the agenda is the debate on the report by Gwendoline Delbos-Corfield, on behalf of the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs, on the proposal for a Council decision under Article 7(1) of the Treaty on European Union establishing a clear risk of a serious breach by Hungary of the values on which the Union is founded (2018/0902R(NLE)) (A9-0217/2022).

The minutes of yesterday's meeting and the texts adopted are available. Are there any objections? I don't see that. The minutes have thus been approved.

The next item on the agenda is the debate on the Council and Commission statements on the EU response to rising energy prices in Europe (2022/2830(RSP)).

In accordance with Rule 132(2) of the Rules of Procedure, six motions for resolutions were tabled*. The debate is closed. The vote will take place on Thursday 15 September 2022. _______________ * See Minutes. Written declarations (Article 171)

Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, As the European Parliament, we have already shown the Red Card on Atomic Energy and Gas, and we must do so again now. The taxonomy is an important tool for achieving climate goals, but the current proposal jeopardises the credibility of the taxonomy. Greening natural gas and nuclear energy means that we are not only losing people's trust. We are clearly missing the real aim of the regulation. And it's about even more than the environmental aspect: Questions from the world of work, the social partners, civil society. We don't just want the fundamental rights of the environment and people to be respected, no, we want and we demand social progress. This can only be achieved with a holistic approach to sustainability, involving trade unions and European civil society. This is the only way to create a taxonomy that we really need and really want.