Speeches

Next item: Short presentation of the report by Pernille Weiss on achieving women’s economic independence through entrepreneurship and self-employment (2021/2080(INI)) (A9-0096/2022).

Next item: Brief presentation of the report by David Lega on the EU strategy to promote education for children in the world (2021/2209(INI)) (A9-0058/2022).

The sitting is closed and it will resume tomorrow, Wednesday, 6 April at 7 p.m. 9 a.m. with a key debate on the Council and Commission statements - Conclusions of the European Council meeting of 24-25 March 2022, including the latest developments of the war against Ukraine and the EU sanctions against Russia and their implementation. The agenda has been published and is available on the website of the European Parliament.

The next item is the debate on the report by Domènec Ruiz Devesa, on behalf of the Committee on Culture and Education, on the implementation of citizenship education measures (2021/2008(INI) (A9-0060/2022). I would like to remind you that you are free to choose a seat in the Chamber, except for the first two lines reserved for group leaders. You will then be able to submit requests for catch-the-eye and blue cards via the voting machine once you have inserted your voting card. In addition, I would like to remind you that speaking from the central rostrum will continue to be required in the Chamber, except in the case of catch-the-eye, blue card and points of order.

Mr President, honourable Commissioners, The best way to protect Ukrainian children and young people would be to adopt very severe sanctions at this week's European Council on energy resources and not to feed the Russian machine, the war machine. And it is clear that we will hope for this result, but a lot of young people, of course, have reached the countries of the European Union – some more, some less. And these challenges are already being mentioned about criminal threats or health issues, which both the Commissioner and colleagues have spoken about. I would like to say about integration. This is a very sensitive issue about the integration of Ukrainian young people and children in the countries they have reached. Why? Because it is extremely important to maintain education, the cultural space of young people in the Ukrainian environment. And it's not easy. And this would be largely decisive. There are also countries in the European Union, including my own, Latvia, where there are still public schools for teaching the Russian language. Which means that if Ukrainians were sent to these schools, then I think it would be a very bad result, because the narrative that comes from these schools - not only from official programmes, but also, of course, from youth-to-youth communication - is extremely dangerous for this generation of Ukrainian young people to reach these countries and these schools. It is therefore of the utmost importance for them to maintain their national language education systems and, of course, to maintain their identity, in which it is important to support the mayors of cities, who can support the best opportunities to create such education through these funds, including European and not just national budgets. Among them, Ukrainian language teaching documents are available in the Internet environment from publishing houses such as: Ranok, which are usable in all Ukrainian youth training institutions, keeping them in education, as most of these young people will, in my opinion, return to Ukraine after the war with good experience from the time and education systems of the European Union. Thank you.

We continue the debate on the Commission Communication on Transparency and administrative standards - Processing of requests for public access based on Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001 (2022/0578(RSP)).

Before continuing the debate, I will therefore open today's first vote. We will vote on the documents on the agenda. The vote will take place from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. I'm sorry, but I'm sorry. 11.00. The same voting method will be used as in the previous vote. All votes will be taken by roll call. I declare the first vote open. You can vote until 3 p.m. 11.00. And the results of the first vote will be announced at 10 a.m. 13.00.

Next item: Communication from the Commission - Transparency and administrative standards - Handling of requests for public access based on Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001 (2022/0578(RSP)). I would like to remind Members that there will be no catch-the-eye procedure and no blue cards will be accepted in any debate during this part-session. Moreover, as in recent part-sessions, remote interventions from Parliament Liaison Offices in the Member States are foreseen. I would also like to remind you that it will continue to be necessary to speak from the central rostrum in the Chamber. I therefore invite you to follow the list of speakers and go to the central podium as your speaking time approaches.

I will start by announcing the results of yesterday's second voting session. (the President reads the results of the vote)*) _______________ *See Minutes for more details. Before we proceed to the debate, pursuant to Rule 59(4) of the Rules of Procedure, I would like to give the floor to Mr Moretti in connection with the referral back to the committee of the Bonafè report on batteries and waste batteries for interinstitutional negotiations.

The meeting is closed and it will resume tomorrow, on Thursday, 17 February at 12:00. 8.30 with the announcement of the results of today's second voting session. The agenda has been published and is available on the website of the European Parliament.

The debate has ended on this subject and I would like to remind my fellow Members that the vote will take place tomorrow on this very complex and long-lasting issue, where a certain compromise has thus been reached and the vote tomorrow.

Thank you very much! And it is really gratifying that the European Union has so many different languages. I am really delighted that we can all speak our national languages here. And finally, the word to Commissioner Dalli, closing this debate. Please.

The next item is the debate on the recommendation for second reading by the Committee on Transport and Tourism on the report on the charging of heavy goods vehicles for the use of certain infrastructures (10542/1/2021 – C9-0423/2021 – 2017/0114(COD)) (rapporteur: ) (A9-0006/2022). I would like to remind Members that there will be no catch-the-eye procedure and no blue cards will be accepted in any debate during this part-session. Moreover, as in recent part-sessions, remote interventions from Parliament Liaison Offices in the Member States are foreseen. I would also like to remind you that here, in the hall, there will continue to be a performance from the central podium. I therefore invite you to follow the list of speakers and go to the central podium when your speaking time is approaching.

And before we move to the next – last – point on this agenda, I have one statement. The Greens/EFA Group has notified the Chair of the decision on changes to the committee appointments. This decision will be included in the minutes of today's sitting and will enter into force on the date of this announcement.

The next item is the Commission statement on A coordinated European Union approach to travel measures (2022/2537(RSP)). I would like to remind Members that there will be no catch-the-eye procedure and no blue cards will be accepted in any debate during this part-session. Moreover, as in recent part-sessions, remote interventions from Parliament Liaison Offices in the Member States are foreseen. I would also like to remind you that it will continue to be necessary to speak from the central rostrum in the Chamber. I therefore invite you to follow the list of speakers and go to the central podium as your speaking time approaches.