Dragoş Pîslaru (Renew). – Domnule președinte, doamnă comisar Johansson, doamnă ministru, la mulți ani de 8 martie tuturor femeilor, dar mai ales celor care fug acum de bombele și gloanțele rusești cu copii mici de mână sau rămân și luptă pentru țara lor, Ucraina.
Dragi colegi, curând avem două milioane de refugiați în Europa. Răspunsul României, Poloniei, Slovaciei, al Ungariei, al cetățenilor europeni este o dovadă vie a solidarității europene în fața căreia mă înclin. Urmează însă o criză de lungă durată, iar noi avem nevoie urgentă de coordonare la nivel european, de resurse și protecție adecvată pentru cei afectați.
Am lansat un apel către Comisia Europeană pentru a crea un portal unic european, accesibil pentru refugiații din Ucraina. Am cerut ca societatea civilă și autoritățile locale care sunt în prima linie acum, să fie susținute urgent prin finanțare și resurse adecvate.
Doamnă comisar, Comisia și statele membre trebuie să asigure protecția temporară activată la nivelul Uniunii Europene. Refugiații trebuie să aibă acces neîntârziat la consiliere, educație, sănătate, locuințe, servicii sociale și locuri de muncă. De noi toți depinde să arătăm că în aceste vremuri întunecate umanitatea va izbândi.
Slavă Ucrainei!
On Tuesday afternoon, plenary debated with Council and Commission representatives the deteriorating situation for refugees as a consequence of the Russian invasion. According to the UNHCR, more than one million persons have left the country since 24 February, most of them heading to neighbouring countries. The European Commission proposed on Wednesday to activate the Temporary Protection Directive, to ensure that Ukrainians get protection in the EU, including temporary residence rights and access to education and the labour market.
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In a separate debate on Wednesday morning, in which Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas will participate, MEPs will look into the EU’s role in a changing world and Europe’s security situation in the wake of the Russian aggression and invasion of Ukraine. President Metsola and Prime Minister Kallas will give a press conference after the debate.
These exchanges follow the extraordinary plenary session held on Tuesday 1 March, with the remote participation of President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and the Speaker of the Ukrainian Verkhovna Rada (parliament) Ruslan Stefanchuk. Parliament adopted a resolution calling for tougher sanctions against Russia and new efforts to grant Ukraine EU candidate status.
Russian aggression in Ukraine: MEPs praise exceptional solidarity with refugees. As more than two million refugees flee war in Ukraine, mostly towards the EU, member states will have to continue showing solidarity, MEPs said on Tuesday.
In a plenary debate with Brigitte Klinkert, French Minister Delegate for Economic Inclusion, on behalf of the Council, and Commissioner Ylva Johansson, MEPs highlighted the dramatic humanitarian and refugee situation caused by the Russian attack on Ukraine. They praised frontline states for their extraordinary engagement so far, but warned that sustained solidarity across the EU will be necessary in the long-term. Speakers unanimously condemned Russia’s aggression against Ukraine.
Commissioner Ylva Johansson stressed the extraordinary pressure on member states sharing borders with Ukraine: Poland, Hungary, Slovakia and Romania, as well as Republic of Moldova. The EU rose to the challenge when the Council unanimously activated the temporary protection mechanism, providing solidarity across the EU, by supporting the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) and the Red Cross working on the ground, and via the activation of €500 million in humanitarian aid.
MEPs also welcomed the EU’s swift response, ensuring protection to those fleeing from Ukraine, and called for sufficient financial aid to maintain support in the medium- and long-term. Some speakers wished to see concrete progress on the reform of the EU’s migration and asylum rules, with others stressing that all refugees, regardless of their ethnicity, need the same protection.
Europe stands united, with you. European Parliament President Roberta Metsola addressed the Plenary on the Occasion of the International Women's Day. Welcoming Ukrainian writer Oksana Zabuzhko, President Metsola said that the European Parliament will serve as a platform for the strength of Ukrainian brave women to be shown to the world.
Opening the Plenary Session in Strasbourg, European Parliament President Roberta Metsola called on the Russian authorities to free those unjustly jailed. Freedom of expression is a right which we will protect and defend. President Metsola also called on Kremlin to stop intimidating protestors and release immediately all those detained. #
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