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Strasburgu</td> <td class="doc_title" align="right" valign="top" bgcolor="#F5F5F5"></td></tr></table><br /> <table width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="doc_box_header" style="padding-bottom:5px"><tr valign="top"><td> <table width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0"><tr valign="top" style="padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:5px;padding-right:5px;padding-top:5px"><td align="left" style="background-image:url(/doceo/data/img/gradient_blue.gif)" class="doc_title"><img src="/doceo/data/img/arrow_title_doc.gif" width="8" height="14" border="0" align="absmiddle" alt="" /> 10. Ir-rispons tal-UE għat-tifqigħa tal-mpox u l-ħtieġa ta’ azzjoni kontinwa (dibattitu)</td><td style="background-image:url(/doceo/data/img/gradient_blue.gif)" width="10"><table cellSpacing="0" cellPadding="0"><tr><td><a href="/plenary/mt/vod.html?mode=chapter&vodLanguage=MT&playerStartTime=20240918-16:40:43&playerEndTime=20240918-17:53:11" target="_blank"><img width="29" height="20" src="/doceo/data/img/vod_all_speakers_left.gif" border="0" /></a></td><td class="switch_button_pv_cre"><a href="/plenary/mt/vod.html?mode=chapter&vodLanguage=MT&playerStartTime=20240918-16:40:43&playerEndTime=20240918-17:53:11" target="_blank">Vidjow tat-taħditiet</a></td><td><a href="/plenary/mt/vod.html?mode=chapter&vodLanguage=MT&playerStartTime=20240918-16:40:43&playerEndTime=20240918-17:53:11" target="_blank"><img width="5" height="20" src="/doceo/data/img/switch_pv_cre_right.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></td><td style="background-image:url(/doceo/data/img/gradient_blue.gif)" width="10"><table align="right" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><a href="/doceo/document/PV-10-2024-09-18-ITM-010_MT.html"><img src="/doceo/data/img/switch_pv_cre_left.gif" width="22" height="20" border="0" alt="" /></a></td><td class="switch_button_pv_cre"><a href="/doceo/document/PV-10-2024-09-18-ITM-010_MT.html">Minuti</a></td><td><a href="/doceo/document/PV-10-2024-09-18-ITM-010_MT.html"><img src="/doceo/data/img/switch_pv_cre_right.gif" width="5" height="20" border="0" alt="" /></a></td></tr></table></td></tr></table> <a name="2017001410700"></a> <table width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0"> <tr><td width="70" align="center" valign="top"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="photoframe_blue"><tr><td><img alt="MPphoto" src="/mepphoto/30482.jpg" align="right" width="50" height="63" onerror="this.onerror='';this.src='/doceo/data/img/photo_generic.gif'" /></td></tr></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><a title="Vidjow tat-taħditiet" href="/plenary/mt/vod.html?mode=unit&vodLanguage=MT&playerStartTime=20240918-16:40:43&playerEndTime=20240918-16:41:12" target="_blank"><img width="26" height="24" src="/doceo/data/img/vod_one_speaker.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></td><td width="5"> </td><td align="left" valign="top"> <p class="contents"><img src="/doceo/data/img/arrow_summary.gif" align="absmiddle" alt="" /> <span class="doc_subtitle_level1_bis"><span class="bold">Le Président.</span></span> – L'ordre du jour appelle à présent le débat sur la déclaration de la Commission sur la réponse de l'Union à l'épidémie de Mpox et la nécessité d'une action continue [<a href="https://oeil.secure.europarl.europa.eu/oeil/popups/ficheprocedure.do?lang=en&reference=2024/2801(RSP)">2024/2801(RSP)</a>].</p></td><td width="16"> </td></tr> <tr><td width="70"> </td><td width="5"> </td><td align="left" valign="bottom"><img src="/doceo/data/img/hr.gif" width="100%" height="1" alt="" /></td><td align="right" width="16"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="buttondocwin"><tbody><tr><td align="center"><a href="#top" title="Top"><img src="/doceo/data/img/navi_top.gif" width="16" height="16" border="0" alt="" /></a></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></table> <a name="2017001410701"></a> <table width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0"> <tr><td width="70" align="center" valign="top"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="photoframe_blue"><tr><td><img alt="MPphoto" src="/doceo/data/img/photo_generic.gif" align="right" width="50" height="63" /></td></tr></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><a title="Vidjow tat-taħditiet" href="/plenary/mt/vod.html?mode=unit&vodLanguage=MT&playerStartTime=20240918-16:41:12&playerEndTime=20240918-16:46:03" target="_blank"><img width="26" height="24" src="/doceo/data/img/vod_one_speaker.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></td><td width="5"> </td><td align="left" valign="top"> <p class="contents"><img src="/doceo/data/img/arrow_summary.gif" align="absmiddle" alt="" /> <span class="doc_subtitle_level1_bis"><span class="bold">Stella Kyriakides, </span></span> <span class="italic">Member of the Commission</span><span class="bold">.</span> – Mr President, honourable Members, the COVID-19 pandemic has taught us that viruses do not respect borders. Only global solidarity and cooperation can overcome health emergencies. And it is in this spirit precisely that we have, over the past years, worked as Team Europe to promote equitable access to medical countermeasures.</p> <p class="contents">Since the declaration of an international health emergency by the WHO on 14 August this year, the EU has responded rapidly and comprehensively to support our African partners. Firstly, we have donated the first mpox vaccines to Africa. Two and a half weeks after the emergency declaration, we ensured the successful delivery of over 200 000 vaccines to the Democratic Republic of Congo. They will reach the population before the end of the month.</p> <p class="contents">And the Commission here has played a pivotal role, building on its experience from the 2022 mpox outbreak in Europe, the Health Emergency Response and Preparedness Authority, HERA, already had the vaccine framework contract in place. When seeing the increase of the number of cases across the African continent, HERA immediately started work on a donation agreement. We are now in the process of coordinating Member State donations with the tried and tested Team Europe approach. Together, we have amassed 565 000 doses to donate to African countries and the effort continues for this number to increase.</p> <p class="contents">But vaccines are only one part and our commitment goes beyond. And this brings me to my second point. As you know, the EU has long supported the Democratic Republic of Congo and the Great Lakes region. Our support to primary health care systems has helped contain previous outbreaks, including Ebola and now mpox. We have also been providing humanitarian assistance to local mpox response since 2022.</p> <p class="contents">Strengthening global health systems remains a key priority under our global health strategy, as well as our Global Gateway initiative. We are also committed to supporting the African Union's goal of producing vaccines in Africa for Africa. In addition, the Union Civil Protection Mechanism can be activated to channel and co-finance mpox vaccines, medical items and equipment as well as medical expertise.</p> <p class="contents">Thirdly, we are supporting Africa CDC to improve surveillance, sequencing and access to mpox diagnostics, notably via our African and European research partnerships on infectious diseases. The ECDC is ensuring that information from the ground flows directly into our response strategies. The ECDC has assessed that the overall risk for the outbreak to spread in the EU remains low. At EU level, there is, for now, no need to consider a declaration of a public health emergency in the EU.</p> <p class="contents">Nevertheless, the ECDC has provided information for travellers and advice on vaccination and risk communication strategies. We are continuously working to ensure preparedness and that Member States have access to the medical countermeasures and public health guidance. With the creation of the European Health Union – and I want to thank this House for supporting this for the past years – we have significantly strengthened European preparedness and response to cross-border health threats, putting the protection of health and well-being of citizens always at the centre of our actions.</p></td><td width="16"> </td></tr> <tr><td width="70"> </td><td width="5"> </td><td align="left" valign="bottom"><img src="/doceo/data/img/hr.gif" width="100%" height="1" alt="" /></td><td align="right" width="16"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="buttondocwin"><tbody><tr><td align="center"><a href="#top" title="Top"><img src="/doceo/data/img/navi_top.gif" width="16" height="16" border="0" alt="" /></a></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></table> <a name="2017001410703"></a> <table width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0"> <tr><td width="70" align="center" valign="top"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="photoframe_blue"><tr><td><img alt="MPphoto" src="/mepphoto/1927.jpg" align="right" width="50" height="63" onerror="this.onerror='';this.src='/doceo/data/img/photo_generic.gif'" /></td></tr></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><a title="Vidjow tat-taħditiet" href="/plenary/mt/vod.html?mode=unit&vodLanguage=MT&playerStartTime=20240918-16:46:15&playerEndTime=20240918-16:48:39" target="_blank"><img width="26" height="24" src="/doceo/data/img/vod_one_speaker.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></td><td width="5"> </td><td align="left" valign="top"> <p class="contents"><img src="/doceo/data/img/arrow_summary.gif" align="absmiddle" alt="" /> <span class="doc_subtitle_level1_bis"><span class="bold">Peter Liese, </span></span> <span class="italic">im Namen der PPE-Fraktion</span><span class="bold">.</span> – Herr Präsident, geehrte Frau Kommissarin, liebe Kolleginnen und Kollegen! In der Tat, innerhalb der Europäischen Union haben wir allen Grund, ruhig zu bleiben. Was wir gerade erleben mit Mpox kann man nicht vergleichen und darf man nicht vergleichen mit der COVID‑Pandemie. Für die Menschen in der Europäischen Union ist das Risiko, an dieser Erkrankung zu sterben, extrem gering. Trotzdem müssen wir es ernst nehmen, und wir müssen es vor allen Dingen ernst nehmen in Bezug auf Afrika. Dort ist es ein Riesengesundheitsproblem.</p> <p class="contents">Wenn wir dort helfen, was die Kommission richtigerweise tut, dann helfen wir uns selbst, weil wir, wenn die Krankheit in Afrika im Griff ist, das Risiko auch für Europa wirklich auf nahe null reduzieren können. Es ist ein Gebot der Humanität. Ich finde es aber noch wichtiger, dass wir aus geopolitischen Gründen helfen, denn wenn wir Rohstoffe brauchen, wenn wir Solidarität mit der Ukraine brauchen und Ähnliches, dann ist es wichtig, dass diese Länder sich auch daran erinnern, dass wir ihnen in der Not geholfen haben.</p> <p class="contents">Aber in der Tat ist die Lieferung von Impfstoffen und Medikamenten nur ein kleiner Teil. Ich habe selbst in einem Entwicklungsland gearbeitet und weiß, dass dort die Infrastruktur halt das größte Problem ist. Was mich sehr fasziniert hat: Jemand von der EMA hat mir erklärt, dass tatsächlich bei einer klinischen Prüfung für das antivirale Medikament allein die Tatsache, dass man in einer Klinik war und gut behandelt wurde, die Sterberate halbiert hat; das Medikament kam mit seiner Wirkung noch dazu. Also das heißt, wir brauchen weitergehende Unterstützung und nicht nur Impfstoffe und Arzneimittel.</p> <p class="contents">Aber es bleibt richtig, wir haben Fälle in Europa, wir haben einen Fall in Schweden und einen Europäer, der dann in Asien diagnostiziert wurde. Schweden hat reagiert und Reiseempfehlungen herausgegeben. Warum machen wir das nicht zusammen? Die Mitgliedstaaten sollten zusammenarbeiten. Das, was getan werden muss, muss Europa tun und nicht jeder Mitgliedstaat was anderes.</p></td><td width="16"> </td></tr> <tr><td width="70"> </td><td width="5"> </td><td align="left" valign="bottom"><img src="/doceo/data/img/hr.gif" width="100%" height="1" alt="" /></td><td align="right" width="16"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="buttondocwin"><tbody><tr><td align="center"><a href="#top" title="Top"><img src="/doceo/data/img/navi_top.gif" width="16" height="16" border="0" alt="" /></a></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></table> <a name="2017001410705"></a> <table width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0"> <tr><td width="70" align="center" valign="top"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="photoframe_blue"><tr><td><img alt="MPphoto" src="/mepphoto/197718.jpg" align="right" width="50" height="63" onerror="this.onerror='';this.src='/doceo/data/img/photo_generic.gif'" /></td></tr></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><a title="Vidjow tat-taħditiet" href="/plenary/mt/vod.html?mode=unit&vodLanguage=MT&playerStartTime=20240918-16:48:45&playerEndTime=20240918-16:51:05" target="_blank"><img width="26" height="24" src="/doceo/data/img/vod_one_speaker.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></td><td width="5"> </td><td align="left" valign="top"> <p class="contents"><img src="/doceo/data/img/arrow_summary.gif" align="absmiddle" alt="" /> <span class="doc_subtitle_level1_bis"><span class="bold">Nicolás González Casares, </span></span> <span class="italic">en nombre del Grupo S&D</span><span class="bold">.</span> – Señor presidente, hace poco más de un año cesó la alerta declarada en 2022 para el virus de la mpox, pero la situación nunca dejó de ser preocupante en África. Aunque nosotros dejamos de ver las noticias, la crisis continuaba en la República Democrática del Congo y, el pasado 14 de agosto, la OMS declaró un nuevo brote de emergencia con 14 países afectados, 37 500 infecciones y 1 500 muertes. Y existe un nuevo subtipo que preocupa.</p> <p class="contents">El CDC africano calcula que necesitan 10 millones de vacunas. ¿Saben cuánto ha donado la Unión Europea? 250 000 vacunas. No hemos aprendido nada de la anterior crisis sanitaria. Algunos Estados miembros, como España, han sido solidarios y han donado 500 000 vacunas. Otros ni están ni se les espera, muestran insolidaridad. ¿Y qué está pasando? Que hay millones de vacunas apiladas en Europa mientras miles de personas las están necesitando en el Congo; es decir, vacunas apiladas mientras en África no tienen para salvar a su gente. Repito: no hemos aprendido nada de cómo son las amenazas de salud, de cómo van a ser en el futuro estas amenazas globales. Los queremos parar en las fronteras y además no queremos que tengan vacunas. Y, está bien, nosotros tenemos que actuar con solidaridad y movilizar esas vacunas. No es lo único que necesitan: necesitan también infraestructura, cadenas de frío, para que esas vacunas lleguen a quien de verdad lo necesita. Pero aprendamos, sigamos trabajando en un tratado de pandemias, necesitamos que se ponga en marcha lo establecido en la estrategia global europea, en la Global Gateway, para proveer a esos países de África no solo de solidaridad cuando la necesiten, sino también de estructuras, de infraestructuras, de colaboración con el CDC africano.</p> <p class="contents">Por lo tanto, lo siento, señora comisaria, la política que estamos haciendo en Europa no es una buena política en estos momentos, ante esta crisis. No aprendemos y volveremos a tropezar en piedras más grandes que nos hagan caer.</p></td><td width="16"> </td></tr> <tr><td width="70"> </td><td width="5"> </td><td align="left" valign="bottom"><img src="/doceo/data/img/hr.gif" width="100%" height="1" alt="" /></td><td align="right" width="16"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="buttondocwin"><tbody><tr><td align="center"><a href="#top" title="Top"><img src="/doceo/data/img/navi_top.gif" width="16" height="16" border="0" alt="" /></a></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></table> <a name="2017001410707"></a> <table width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0"> <tr><td width="70" align="center" valign="top"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="photoframe_blue"><tr><td><img alt="MPphoto" src="/mepphoto/197691.jpg" align="right" width="50" height="63" onerror="this.onerror='';this.src='/doceo/data/img/photo_generic.gif'" /></td></tr></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><a title="Vidjow tat-taħditiet" href="/plenary/mt/vod.html?mode=unit&vodLanguage=MT&playerStartTime=20240918-16:51:13&playerEndTime=20240918-16:53:32" target="_blank"><img width="26" height="24" src="/doceo/data/img/vod_one_speaker.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></td><td width="5"> </td><td align="left" valign="top"> <p class="contents"><img src="/doceo/data/img/arrow_summary.gif" align="absmiddle" alt="" /> <span class="doc_subtitle_level1_bis"><span class="bold">Mathilde Androuët, </span></span> <span class="italic">au nom du groupe PfE</span><span class="bold">.</span> – Monsieur le Président, le 14 août dernier, l'Organisation mondiale de la santé déclarait que l'épidémie de variole du singe en République démocratique du Congo et dans les régions voisines constituait une urgence de santé publique de portée internationale. Encore une fois, l'annonce de l'OMS a déclenché une série de réactions inquiétantes de la part de la Commission européenne. Permettez-moi d'abord de rappeler un principe fondamental devant cet hémicycle nourri au fédéralisme européen: la santé publique relève avant tout de la compétence des États membres. Cette centralisation européenne est problématique. Elle est souvent inefficace, coûteuse et manque cruellement de transparence, comme l'a démontré la passation de contrats de vaccins anti-COVID. Les États membres sont mieux placés pour évaluer et gérer les risques sanitaires qui les concernent directement, en tenant compte de leurs réalités locales.</p> <p class="contents">Dans le cas de la variole du singe, de nombreux experts ont souligné que cette maladie, bien que préoccupante, n'a rien à voir avec la pandémie de COVID-19. Le taux de transmission et de mortalité est relativement faible et il ne semble donc pas justifié de prendre des mesures aussi extrêmes que celles appliquées lors de la COVID. En revanche, rétablir un contrôle aux frontières de l'Europe sur les personnes en provenance des zones touchées pourrait s'avérer efficace pour prévenir une diffusion sur notre continent à ce jour préservé. La frontière n'est pas un gros mot, sachez-le, bien au contraire.</p> <p class="contents">Ce qui nous inquiète ici, c'est que l'approche actuelle de la Commission risque de mener à une escalade de mesures disproportionnées, menaçant nos libertés individuelles. Les crises sanitaires deviennent un prétexte pour la Commission qui ne cherche qu'à renforcer son emprise. Remettre en cause la Commission ne remet pas en cause, bien sûr, la solidarité, notamment pour l'envoi de vaccins à d'autres pays membres. Cependant, si un pays décide de constituer un stock de réserves stratégiques à destination de sa population, ce choix est de plein droit et ne doit pas faire l'objet d'un courroux de la Commission, comme on a pu le constater à l'égard des Pays-Bas. Messieurs les élus et commissaires non élus, connaissez-vous le principe de priorité nationale? Le gouvernement néerlandais est souverain et ce n'est pas à Mme von der Leyen de dire ce qui est bon ou mauvais dans la politique, ou ce qui est bon ou mauvais pour les États membres.</p></td><td width="16"> </td></tr> <tr><td width="70"> </td><td width="5"> </td><td align="left" valign="bottom"><img src="/doceo/data/img/hr.gif" width="100%" height="1" alt="" /></td><td align="right" width="16"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="buttondocwin"><tbody><tr><td align="center"><a href="#top" title="Top"><img src="/doceo/data/img/navi_top.gif" width="16" height="16" border="0" alt="" /></a></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></table> <a name="2017001410709"></a> <table width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0"> <tr><td width="70" align="center" valign="top"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="photoframe_blue"><tr><td><img alt="MPphoto" src="/mepphoto/256811.jpg" align="right" width="50" height="63" onerror="this.onerror='';this.src='/doceo/data/img/photo_generic.gif'" /></td></tr></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><a title="Vidjow tat-taħditiet" href="/plenary/mt/vod.html?mode=unit&vodLanguage=MT&playerStartTime=20240918-16:53:38&playerEndTime=20240918-16:55:22" target="_blank"><img width="26" height="24" src="/doceo/data/img/vod_one_speaker.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></td><td width="5"> </td><td align="left" valign="top"> <p class="contents"><img src="/doceo/data/img/arrow_summary.gif" align="absmiddle" alt="" /> <span class="doc_subtitle_level1_bis"><span class="bold">Aurelijus Veryga, </span></span> <span class="italic">on behalf of the ECR Group</span><span class="bold">.</span> – Mr President, Commissioner, colleagues, after the COVID pandemic, we are facing significant issues related to trust. Trust in vaccines – even those that have been used safely for many years – trust in manufacturers and even trust in medical professionals. We have vaccination of children going down. We must learn from past mistakes. Therefore, in this case, we need to act precisely and to avoid unnecessary measures and restrictions.</p> <p class="contents">To do this, we must gain a clear understanding of how the virus is changing and spreading. Genetic sequencing is essential for this purpose, and the EU can assist affected countries, particularly those dealing with Mpox, in developing this capability.</p> <p class="contents">From the presentation to the ENVI Committee by the ECD, we understand that this situation is not comparable to previous pandemics and that there are different modes of transmission involved. It is important to remind risk groups about safety measures, and to acknowledge how mortality rates are associated with inadequate health care conditions in affected countries.</p> <p class="contents">We have to support affected countries. Every outbreak is significant, but we must not lose focus or be distracted from other dangerous infections such as HIV, malaria, tuberculosis, etc..</p></td><td width="16"> </td></tr> <tr><td width="70"> </td><td width="5"> </td><td align="left" valign="bottom"><img src="/doceo/data/img/hr.gif" width="100%" height="1" alt="" /></td><td align="right" width="16"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="buttondocwin"><tbody><tr><td align="center"><a href="#top" title="Top"><img src="/doceo/data/img/navi_top.gif" width="16" height="16" border="0" alt="" /></a></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></table> <a name="2017001410711"></a> <table width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0"> <tr><td width="70" align="center" valign="top"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="photoframe_blue"><tr><td><img alt="MPphoto" src="/mepphoto/204332.jpg" align="right" width="50" height="63" onerror="this.onerror='';this.src='/doceo/data/img/photo_generic.gif'" /></td></tr></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><a title="Vidjow tat-taħditiet" href="/plenary/mt/vod.html?mode=unit&vodLanguage=MT&playerStartTime=20240918-16:55:26&playerEndTime=20240918-16:57:15" target="_blank"><img width="26" height="24" src="/doceo/data/img/vod_one_speaker.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></td><td width="5"> </td><td align="left" valign="top"> <p class="contents"><img src="/doceo/data/img/arrow_summary.gif" align="absmiddle" alt="" /> <span class="doc_subtitle_level1_bis"><span class="bold">Barry Andrews, </span></span> <span class="italic">on behalf of the Renew Group</span><span class="bold">.</span> – Mr President, Commissioner, colleagues, I actually believe that we have learned some lessons from both Ebola and from COVID-19, while some remain to be fully absorbed. An example of this is the growing autonomy of the African Centre for Disease Control, which has forced other organisations actually to sit up straight, and this is real progress, and I would describe it as a 'decolonisation of decision-making'. I really commend them for moving so quickly and forcing the hand of the World Health Organisation. Now the African CDC and the WHO are actually working together, as equal partners, and that's progress.</p> <p class="contents">So we've partially learned the lesson that effective response to disease outbreak should be locally led. I worked on the Ebola outbreak ten years ago. It was clear afterwards, when we did our lessons-learned exercise, that the outbreak was stopped because of local action. We need to carry this through now to vaccine development, to vaccine procurement and, of course, to vaccine approval, which has been unforgivably slow in this context.</p> <p class="contents">We also need to continue – both EU and Member State budgets – our support for health systems. We will have five European Parliament committees in New York for the Summit of the Future, for the SDGs. The SDGs are about leaving no one behind, the furthest behind first, and yet we have a situation – a continuing pattern of neglect – where the Democratic Republic of Congo requires 3.5 million vaccines to control this when that affects children so much, and yet they have only received a very small amount. That is a key lesson that we must learn.</p></td><td width="16"> </td></tr> <tr><td width="70"> </td><td width="5"> </td><td align="left" valign="bottom"><img src="/doceo/data/img/hr.gif" width="100%" height="1" alt="" /></td><td align="right" width="16"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="buttondocwin"><tbody><tr><td align="center"><a href="#top" title="Top"><img src="/doceo/data/img/navi_top.gif" width="16" height="16" border="0" alt="" /></a></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></table> <a name="2017001410713"></a> <table width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0"> <tr><td width="70" align="center" valign="top"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="photoframe_blue"><tr><td><img alt="MPphoto" src="/mepphoto/193292.jpg" align="right" width="50" height="63" onerror="this.onerror='';this.src='/doceo/data/img/photo_generic.gif'" /></td></tr></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><a title="Vidjow tat-taħditiet" href="/plenary/mt/vod.html?mode=unit&vodLanguage=MT&playerStartTime=20240918-16:57:19&playerEndTime=20240918-17:00:00" target="_blank"><img width="26" height="24" src="/doceo/data/img/vod_one_speaker.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></td><td width="5"> </td><td align="left" valign="top"> <p class="contents"><img src="/doceo/data/img/arrow_summary.gif" align="absmiddle" alt="" /> <span class="doc_subtitle_level1_bis"><span class="bold">Tilly Metz, </span></span> <span class="italic">au nom du groupe Verts/ALE</span><span class="bold">.</span> – Monsieur le Président, Madame la Commissaire, ne paniquons pas, mais soyons réalistes. Parlons de faits et de science pour instaurer la confiance. Le mpox n'est pas nouveau. En Afrique, le Centre pour le contrôle et la prévention des maladies a déclaré le mpox comme une urgence de santé publique dès 2014. L'Organisation mondiale de la santé a reconnu le mpox comme une urgence de santé publique de portée internationale en 2022, puis de nouveau en août 2024.</p> <p class="contents">Alors que l'épidémie de mpox en Afrique s'accélère, le monde a une nouvelle opportunité de démontrer son engagement collectif à lutter contre une crise sanitaire internationale. Aujourd'hui, l'épicentre de l'épidémie est la République démocratique du Congo. Environ 80 % des plus de 700 décès liés au mpox sont survenus chez des enfants, notamment dans les communautés les plus défavorisées. Alors que l'épidémie de mpox devient de plus en plus préoccupante et mortelle, les États membres sont trop longs à agir. Pourquoi? Certains diraient que ce n'est pas notre problème, parce que cela n'affecte pas encore les Européens ou simplement parce que c'est loin. Certains gouvernements préfèrent même stocker puis jeter leurs vaccins qui sont sur le point d'être périmés plutôt que de les donner aux enfants en Afrique.</p> <p class="contents">Ce que l'Europe donne actuellement par le biais de l'Équipe Europe et de Hera est louable, mais les vaccins seuls ne sont pas suffisants. L'Europe doit faire preuve de solidarité et d'un véritable partenariat avec l'Afrique, et non de pitié. Coopérer avec l'Afrique pour contenir l'épidémie de mpox est aussi dans l'intérêt de l'Europe. Mais sommes-nous une fois de plus dans une espèce d'amnésie collective? Tout ce que nous avons appris du COVID-19 est-il déjà oublié? Car il n'y a pas vraiment de progrès concernant l'accord sur les pandémies et l'Union européenne a même bloqué les avancées sur l'accès aux médicaments dans les pays en développement. Les vaccins proposés sont de nouveau à des prix très élevés, ce qui fait que les États de l'Afrique dépendent des dons, et il n'y a pas de transfert du savoir-faire. Une fois de plus, nous essayons de construire comme un mur fictif entre l'Europe et le reste du monde. Mais ce mur n'existe pas, alors agissons, maintenant, de façon conséquente et ensemble.</p></td><td width="16"> </td></tr> <tr><td width="70"> </td><td width="5"> </td><td align="left" valign="bottom"><img src="/doceo/data/img/hr.gif" width="100%" height="1" alt="" /></td><td align="right" width="16"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="buttondocwin"><tbody><tr><td align="center"><a href="#top" title="Top"><img src="/doceo/data/img/navi_top.gif" width="16" height="16" border="0" alt="" /></a></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></table> <a name="2017001410715"></a> <table width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0"> <tr><td width="70" align="center" valign="top"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="photoframe_blue"><tr><td><img alt="MPphoto" src="/mepphoto/257063.jpg" align="right" width="50" height="63" onerror="this.onerror='';this.src='/doceo/data/img/photo_generic.gif'" /></td></tr></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><a title="Vidjow tat-taħditiet" href="/plenary/mt/vod.html?mode=unit&vodLanguage=MT&playerStartTime=20240918-17:00:06&playerEndTime=20240918-17:02:30" target="_blank"><img width="26" height="24" src="/doceo/data/img/vod_one_speaker.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></td><td width="5"> </td><td align="left" valign="top"> <p class="contents"><img src="/doceo/data/img/arrow_summary.gif" align="absmiddle" alt="" /> <span class="doc_subtitle_level1_bis"><span class="bold">Catarina Martins, </span></span> <span class="italic">em nome do Grupo The Left</span><span class="bold">.</span> – Senhor Presidente, há dois erros a evitar nas questões de saúde pública: alarmismo e desinformação.</p> <p class="contents">O surto de Mpox tipo1 apresenta risco reduzido para a Europa e não devemos fazer comparações abusivas com outras situações.</p> <p class="contents">Estamos perante uma emergência de saúde pública na República Democrática do Congo e regiões vizinhas, que exige solidariedade e planeamento europeus. Solidariedade porque é a nossa obrigação humanitária. Solidariedade porque as doenças não se travam com fronteiras nem exércitos, travam-se com vacinas, tratamento e prevenção.</p> <p class="contents">A variante que circula neste momento prova-se mais perigosa, incluindo para crianças. Não é por isso possível explicar a recusa de alguns Estados-Membros em aumentar as doações, e a Comissão Europeia deve tornar público o <span class="italic">stock</span> de vacinas na Europa.</p> <p class="contents">Seria imperdoável que se adiasse a doação de vacinas para ficarmos na situação de vermos vacinas já fora do prazo na Europa, enquanto o surto continua a fazer vítimas em África.</p> <p class="contents">Temos de fazer mais para apoiar a descentralização da produção de vacinas, o seu desenvolvimento e também a capacidade de testagem. Só testando rapidamente, nas regiões onde há casos reportados, se garante vigilância epidemiológica e se protege todas as populações. As vidas têm de valer mais do que os lucros das farmacêuticas.</p> <p class="contents">Em segundo lugar, a Europa deve ter um plano de contingência. Lembro que houve apenas um caso em toda a União Europeia e foi rapidamente controlado. Nenhum alarmismo, portanto. Mas conhecer o <span class="italic">stock</span> de vacinas é também proteger a população europeia. Além disso, a União Europeia devia ser capaz de elaborar orientações comuns e claras para os viajantes e de garantir a melhor informação para os profissionais de saúde, tanto para a sua proteção como para garantir a notificação de eventuais novos casos.</p> <p class="contents">Finalmente, os serviços públicos de saúde por toda a União Europeia precisam de mais investimento e de cuidar melhor dos seus profissionais. Não serão os serviços de saúde privados que farão prevenção ou que serão capazes de responder aos desafios da saúde pública.</p></td><td width="16"> </td></tr> <tr><td width="70"> </td><td width="5"> </td><td align="left" valign="bottom"><img src="/doceo/data/img/hr.gif" width="100%" height="1" alt="" /></td><td align="right" width="16"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="buttondocwin"><tbody><tr><td align="center"><a href="#top" title="Top"><img src="/doceo/data/img/navi_top.gif" width="16" height="16" border="0" alt="" /></a></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></table> <a name="2017001410717"></a> <table width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0"> <tr><td width="70" align="center" valign="top"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="photoframe_blue"><tr><td><img alt="MPphoto" src="/mepphoto/197475.jpg" align="right" width="50" height="63" onerror="this.onerror='';this.src='/doceo/data/img/photo_generic.gif'" /></td></tr></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><a title="Vidjow tat-taħditiet" href="/plenary/mt/vod.html?mode=unit&vodLanguage=MT&playerStartTime=20240918-17:02:35&playerEndTime=20240918-17:04:47" target="_blank"><img width="26" height="24" src="/doceo/data/img/vod_one_speaker.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></td><td width="5"> </td><td align="left" valign="top"> <p class="contents"><img src="/doceo/data/img/arrow_summary.gif" align="absmiddle" alt="" /> <span class="doc_subtitle_level1_bis"><span class="bold">Christine Anderson, </span></span> <span class="italic">im Namen der ESN-Fraktion</span><span class="bold">.</span> – Herr Präsident! Bei Corona hat die EU Blut geleckt und ein neues Kompetenzfeld an sich gerissen: unsere Gesundheit. Um diese zu schützen, hat es eine beispiellose Entrechtung, Stigmatisierung, Diffamierung und Ausgrenzung der Bürger gegeben. Ursula von der Leyen hat das Modell der Vetternwirtschaft – man könnte es auch als Korruption bezeichnen – perfektioniert. Während der Pharmaindustrie Milliarden und Abermilliarden an Gewinnen in die Tasche gespült wurden, bleiben die Steuerzahler auf Schäden in ebensolcher Höhe sitzen. Die letzten von von der Leyen zu verantwortenden Skandale – Korruptionsvorwürfe im Zusammenhang mit der mRNA-Injektionsbeschaffung, gelöschte SMS, geschwärzte Verträge, ihre beharrliche Weigerung, den Abgeordneten des COVID-Ausschusses Rede und Antwort zu stehen, um nur ein paar zu nennen – sind noch nicht mal ansatzweise aufgearbeitet, da geht der ganze Spuk von vorne los.</p> <p class="contents">Dieses Mal heißt die Seuche Affenpocken. Die WHO hat bereits den internationalen Gesundheitsnotstand ausgerufen. BioNTech baut in Erwartung des nächsten milliardenschweren Geldsegens eine mRNA‑Impfstoff‑Fabrik in Afrika, denn die Bestellungen der EU-Kommission sind ja ohnehin nur noch reine Formsache.</p> <p class="contents">Warum wir uns überhaupt hier darüber heute unterhalten, erschließt sich mir nicht. Erstens: Affenpocken haben keine pandemischen Ausmaße. Sie sind kaum verbreitet und weit davon entfernt, eine Bedrohung für die breite Masse zu sein. Zweitens: Die EU hat keinerlei Kompetenz in Sachen Gesundheit. Und drittens: Schon gar nicht, wenn sich wie im vorliegenden Fall das Infektionsgeschehen auf vornehmlich afrikanische Länder beschränkt und selbst hier lediglich auf spezifische Risikogruppen.</p> <p class="contents">Die Kompetenzanmaßung der EU-Kommission ist unerträglich. Vor allem aber gehört eine selbstherrlich agierende Korruptionspräsidentin in ihre Schranken gewiesen und ihr das Handwerk gelegt.</p></td><td width="16"> </td></tr> <tr><td width="70"> </td><td width="5"> </td><td align="left" valign="bottom"><img src="/doceo/data/img/hr.gif" width="100%" height="1" alt="" /></td><td align="right" width="16"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="buttondocwin"><tbody><tr><td align="center"><a href="#top" title="Top"><img src="/doceo/data/img/navi_top.gif" width="16" height="16" border="0" alt="" /></a></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></table> <a name="2017001410719"></a> <table width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0"> <tr><td width="70" align="center" valign="top"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="photoframe_blue"><tr><td><img alt="MPphoto" src="/mepphoto/197417.jpg" align="right" width="50" height="63" onerror="this.onerror='';this.src='/doceo/data/img/photo_generic.gif'" /></td></tr></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><a title="Vidjow tat-taħditiet" href="/plenary/mt/vod.html?mode=unit&vodLanguage=MT&playerStartTime=20240918-17:04:56&playerEndTime=20240918-17:07:22" target="_blank"><img width="26" height="24" src="/doceo/data/img/vod_one_speaker.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></td><td width="5"> </td><td align="left" valign="top"> <p class="contents"><img src="/doceo/data/img/arrow_summary.gif" align="absmiddle" alt="" /> <span class="doc_subtitle_level1_bis"><span class="bold">Tomislav Sokol (PPE).</span></span> – Poštovani predsjedavajući, potpredsjedniče, povjerenice, kolegice i kolege, Svjetska zdravstvena organizacija proglasila je najnoviju epidemiju bolesti javnozdravstvenom hitnom situacijom nakon što se novi soj virusa majmunskih boginja, prvi put identificiran u Demokratskoj Republici Kongo, počeo širiti u druge susjedne zemlje. Švedska je prijavila prvi uvezeni slučaj bolesti uzrokovane novom varijantom virusa 15. kolovoza ove godine.</p> <p class="contents">Razlog je to za povećan oprez svih nadležnih tijela i zdravstvenih sustava država članica Europske unije. Covid 19 pokazao je da Europa može na prekogranične zdravstvene prijetnje odgovoriti samo zajednički. Donijeli smo niz zakona i jačali europske institucije, tako da je danas EU puno spremniji na zdravstvene krize nego što je to bio prije. Stoga opravdano očekujemo spremnost i međusobnu koordiniranost nadležnih europskih tijela.</p> <p class="contents">Kad govorimo o ovoj temi, moramo reći da je situacija pod kontrolom i da nema mjesta panici. Majmunske boginje nisu Covid 19, a Europski centar za prevenciju i kontrolu bolesti procijenio je da trenutačno postoji nizak ukupni rizik od infekcije za opću populaciju u Europi. Drugim riječima, važno je da pratimo situaciju, a mjere usmjeravamo prema ranjivim skupinama, kojima trebamo omogućiti da se cijepe prema svojoj volji. Nema potrebe za procjepljivanjem cijele populacije.</p> <p class="contents">Također, lekcije naučene iz Covida nam govore da moramo raditi na suzbijanju dezinformacija koje se pojavljuju u javnom prostoru i na jačanju prevencije. Zato je važno da kao političari s ove rasprave šaljemo jasne i nedvosmislene poruke, za razliku od nekih kolega. U konačnici, ključna je međunarodna suradnja i solidarnost s državama u kojima je ova bolest uznapredovala, a to su afričke zemlje. Zato pozdravljam napore Europske komisije da osigura humanitarnu pomoć i stručnjake za potporu borbi protiv majmunskih boginja u trećem državama.</p> <p class="contents">Kolegice i kolege, moramo osigurati čvrst odgovor Unije na prekogranične prijetnje zdravlju da bismo zaštitili živote europskih građana.</p> <p class="contents">I na kraju jedna osobna stvar, posebno bih iskoristio ovu priliku da zahvalim našoj povjerenici Stelli za sve što je napravila u ovih pet godina, za goleme stvari koje smo napravili kako bismo javno zdravstvo nametnuli kao jednu od glavnih tema i najvažnijih tema u Europskoj uniji. I želim ovim putem zahvaliti na njenu radu i na odličnoj suradnji ovih pet godina. Mogu reći, Stella, nedostajat ćeš nam.</p></td><td width="16"> </td></tr> <tr><td width="70"> </td><td width="5"> </td><td align="left" valign="bottom"><img src="/doceo/data/img/hr.gif" width="100%" height="1" alt="" /></td><td align="right" width="16"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="buttondocwin"><tbody><tr><td align="center"><a href="#top" title="Top"><img src="/doceo/data/img/navi_top.gif" width="16" height="16" border="0" alt="" /></a></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></table> <a name="2017001410721"></a> <table width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0"> <tr><td width="70" align="center" valign="top"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="photoframe_blue"><tr><td><img alt="MPphoto" src="/mepphoto/185619.jpg" align="right" width="50" height="63" onerror="this.onerror='';this.src='/doceo/data/img/photo_generic.gif'" /></td></tr></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><a title="Vidjow tat-taħditiet" href="/plenary/mt/vod.html?mode=unit&vodLanguage=MT&playerStartTime=20240918-17:07:26&playerEndTime=20240918-17:09:25" target="_blank"><img width="26" height="24" src="/doceo/data/img/vod_one_speaker.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></td><td width="5"> </td><td align="left" valign="top"> <p class="contents"><img src="/doceo/data/img/arrow_summary.gif" align="absmiddle" alt="" /> <span class="doc_subtitle_level1_bis"><span class="bold">Tiemo Wölken (S&D).</span></span> – Mr President, it's good to have Stella Kyriakides here. I will now start in German and then switch back to English.</p> <p class="contents">Was wir aus der Corona-Pandemie gelernt haben, ist, dass Krankheitserreger keine Grenzen kennen. Sie hat uns schmerzlich vor Augen geführt, dass wir als Weltgemeinschaft zusammenstehen müssen, und insofern ist es gut, dass die Weltgesundheitsorganisation sich das Geschehen in der Demokratischen Republik Kongo sehr genau anschaut und vorsorglich eine gesundheitliche Notlage internationaler Tragweite ausgerufen hat. So können wir als Weltgemeinschaft gemeinsam agieren.</p> <p class="contents">Die Europäische Union hat 200 000 Impfstoffdosen bereitgestellt für die Menschen in der Demokratischen Republik Kongo, und das ist auch dringend nötig. Denn anders als uns die Rechtsextremen von der AfD hier weismachen wollen, haben wir doch die Corona-Pandemie in den Griff gekriegt, weil wir Menschen die Möglichkeit gegeben haben, sich zu impfen und sich zu schützen. Wir würden gegen die Interessen der Europäerinnen und Europäer handeln, wenn wir die Menschen in der Demokratischen Republik Kongo jetzt nicht unterstützen würden. Würden wir das nicht tun, würde Mpox in der Tat wieder die Gefahr mit sich bringen, dass mehr und mehr Menschen unter dieser Krankheit leiden. Es ist im Gegenteil so, dass wir als Europäerinnen und Europäer hier gemeinsam zusammenarbeiten und damit viele Menschenleben schützen. Und das ist auch gut so!</p> <p class="contents">Was nicht gut ist, ist, dass die Präsidentin, Frau von der Leyen, das Gesundheitsdossier jetzt in die Hände eines Anti‑Europäers legen möchte. Wir werden ehrlicherweise als Ausschuss für Umweltfragen, öffentliche Gesundheit und Lebensmittelsicherheit alles dafür tun, dass wir ein klares <span class="italic"></span><span class="italic"></span><span class="italic">commitment</span> für eine weitere starke Gesundheitspolitik in der Europäischen Union bekommen. Deswegen möchte ich mich auch den Worten von Herrn Sokol anschließen: Vielen Dank, Stella Kyriakides, für die unermüdliche Arbeit für die Europäerinnen und Europäer in den letzten Jahren der Pandemie! Das war nicht selbstverständlich.</p></td><td width="16"> </td></tr> <tr><td width="70"> </td><td width="5"> </td><td align="left" valign="bottom"><img src="/doceo/data/img/hr.gif" width="100%" height="1" alt="" /></td><td align="right" width="16"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="buttondocwin"><tbody><tr><td align="center"><a href="#top" title="Top"><img src="/doceo/data/img/navi_top.gif" width="16" height="16" border="0" alt="" /></a></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></table> <a name="2017001410723"></a> <table width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0"> <tr><td width="70" align="center" valign="top"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="photoframe_blue"><tr><td><img alt="MPphoto" src="/mepphoto/256842.jpg" align="right" width="50" height="63" onerror="this.onerror='';this.src='/doceo/data/img/photo_generic.gif'" /></td></tr></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><a title="Vidjow tat-taħditiet" href="/plenary/mt/vod.html?mode=unit&vodLanguage=MT&playerStartTime=20240918-17:09:30&playerEndTime=20240918-17:11:56" target="_blank"><img width="26" height="24" src="/doceo/data/img/vod_one_speaker.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></td><td width="5"> </td><td align="left" valign="top"> <p class="contents"><img src="/doceo/data/img/arrow_summary.gif" align="absmiddle" alt="" /> <span class="doc_subtitle_level1_bis"><span class="bold">Gerald Hauser (PfE).</span></span> – Herr Präsident, Kollegen! Gesundheitspolitik kann ja nicht nur Impfpolitik sein, und das war es bei COVID‑19. Wenn jetzt die Europäische Union helfen will, meine Frage an Sie, Frau Kommissarin: Wie viel Impfstoff gegen Affenpocken werden Sie überhaupt in Summe zu welchen Konditionen bestellen? Es muss ja endlich einmal auch Transparenz in diese gesamte Impfstoffpolitik hineinkommen.</p> <p class="contents">Die zweite entscheidende Frage ist: Diese in etwa 20 000 bestätigten Fälle in Afrika von Affenpocken wurden durch einen PCR‑Test bestätigt. Wie valide ist denn überhaupt dieser PCR‑Test? Das ist nämlich die entscheidende Frage. Wir hatten schon bei COVID‑19 in Wahrheit eine Test‑Pandemie, weil die Validität der PCR‑Tests einfach nicht entsprochen hat. Wo kann man nachschauen und nachlesen, wie valide diese PCR‑Tests sind?</p> <p class="contents">Und, Frau Kommissarin, die dritte entscheidende Frage ist: Sind diese Impfstoffe gegen Affenpocken überhaupt wirksam und sicher? Ein Impfstoff, so wie bei COVID‑19, der Kollateralschäden bei der Bevölkerung auslöst, weder wirksam noch sicher ist – damit helfe ich nicht.</p> <p class="contents">Ich habe im Ausschuss für Umweltfragen, öffentliche Gesundheit und Lebensmittelsicherheit jüngst auch die offiziellen Daten und Zahlen der Europäischen Arzneimittel‑Agentur gebracht – Datenstand 2. September dieses Jahres. Sie wissen ja alle hier im Hohen Haus, dass die nationalen Gesundheitsbehörden der Europäischen Arzneimittel‑Agentur die Todesfälle, die Nebenwirkungen, die schweren Nebenwirkungen im Zusammenhang mit COVID‑19 gemeldet haben und weiterhin melden. Das sind also nicht Zahlen von uns – Sie bezeichnen uns immer als Schwurbler oder Falschmelder –, das sind Ihre eigenen Zahlen. Ich habe diese eigenen Zahlen im Ausschuss für Umweltfragen, öffentliche Gesundheit und Lebensmittelsicherheit vorgetragen, mache das auch hier, weil der europäischen Bevölkerung gesagt wurde, auch von Ihnen, Frau Kommissarin, dass die COVID‑19‑Impfstoffe wirksam und sicher sind. Wenn man sich die EMA‑Statistik der gemeldeten Nebenwirkungen anschaut, ist genau das Gegenteil der Fall. So wurden zum Beispiel 29 000 Todesfälle gemeldet und in Summe aller Nebenwirkungen 2,3 Millionen Nebenwirkungen.</p> <p class="contents">Also, wo sind die Dokumente und die Studien, die die Wirksamkeit und die Sicherheit der Affenpockenimpfung beweisen?</p></td><td width="16"> </td></tr> <tr><td width="70"> </td><td width="5"> </td><td align="left" valign="bottom"><img src="/doceo/data/img/hr.gif" width="100%" height="1" alt="" /></td><td align="right" width="16"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="buttondocwin"><tbody><tr><td align="center"><a href="#top" title="Top"><img src="/doceo/data/img/navi_top.gif" width="16" height="16" border="0" alt="" /></a></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></table> <a name="2017001410726"></a> <table width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0"> <tr><td width="70" align="center" valign="top"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="photoframe_blue"><tr><td><img alt="MPphoto" src="/mepphoto/257115.jpg" align="right" width="50" height="63" onerror="this.onerror='';this.src='/doceo/data/img/photo_generic.gif'" /></td></tr></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><a title="Vidjow tat-taħditiet" href="/plenary/mt/vod.html?mode=unit&vodLanguage=MT&playerStartTime=20240918-17:12:04&playerEndTime=20240918-17:14:29" target="_blank"><img width="26" height="24" src="/doceo/data/img/vod_one_speaker.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></td><td width="5"> </td><td align="left" valign="top"> <p class="contents"><img src="/doceo/data/img/arrow_summary.gif" align="absmiddle" alt="" /> <span class="doc_subtitle_level1_bis"><span class="bold">Gheorghe Piperea (ECR).</span></span> – Domnule președinte, conform analizei de risc efectuate de Centrul European pentru Controlul și Prevenția Bolilor, la data de 17 septembrie 2024, riscul general al variolei maimuței pentru populația din Uniunea Europeană este evaluat ca fiind scăzut, adică probabilitatea și impactul sunt foarte scăzute. Este o dovadă și faptul că avem o imensă sală goală. Așadar, interesul pentru dezbaterea acestui subiect este imens.</p> <p class="contents">Nu există nici măcar un singur caz suplimentar, raportat în Europa, după cel unicul caz raportat de Suedia în 15 august. În contextul declarațiilor alarmiste ale Organizației Mondiale a Sănătății, al căror scop ar trebui să fie clarificat fără întârziere, atrag atenția Comisiei Europene că o reacție viciată de panică și interese economice ar putea duce atât la pierderi economice pentru statele Uniunii Europene - de exemplu, România este o țară afectată de milioane de doze de vaccin, care acum trebuie să fie distruse și extrem de scump distruse - cât și la suspendarea unor drepturi și libertăți cetățenești fundamentale prin restricții discutabile ca eficiență sau bază științifică.</p> <p class="contents">Reamintesc că reacția Uniunii Europene, mai ales a Agenției Europene pentru Medicamente, în domeniul Covid, a fost exagerată, inadecvată. Este un audit al Curții de Conturi Europene recent, care spune acest lucru. Nu ne dorim să asistăm la un scenariu în care o problemă este creată doar pentru a propune imediat un antidot. Reamintesc că în momentul de față se recomandă mărirea dozelor de vaccin pentru Republica Congo, unde se pare că există un focar de variola maimuței.</p> <p class="contents">În final, vreau să spun că, așa cum ne-a demonstrat, din nefericire, pandemia de Covid, Uniunea Europeană, pe baza unor crize, își arogă niște competențe pe care nu le are conform tratatelor Uniunii Europene și nu vrem asta.</p></td><td width="16"> </td></tr> <tr><td width="70"> </td><td width="5"> </td><td align="left" valign="bottom"><img src="/doceo/data/img/hr.gif" width="100%" height="1" alt="" /></td><td align="right" width="16"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="buttondocwin"><tbody><tr><td align="center"><a href="#top" title="Top"><img src="/doceo/data/img/navi_top.gif" width="16" height="16" border="0" alt="" /></a></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></table> <a name="2017001410728"></a> <table width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0"> <tr><td width="70" align="center" valign="top"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="photoframe_blue"><tr><td><img alt="MPphoto" src="/mepphoto/840.jpg" align="right" width="50" height="63" onerror="this.onerror='';this.src='/doceo/data/img/photo_generic.gif'" /></td></tr></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><a title="Vidjow tat-taħditiet" href="/plenary/mt/vod.html?mode=unit&vodLanguage=MT&playerStartTime=20240918-17:14:33&playerEndTime=20240918-17:16:32" target="_blank"><img width="26" height="24" src="/doceo/data/img/vod_one_speaker.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></td><td width="5"> </td><td align="left" valign="top"> <p class="contents"><img src="/doceo/data/img/arrow_summary.gif" align="absmiddle" alt="" /> <span class="doc_subtitle_level1_bis"><span class="bold">Charles Goerens (Renew).</span></span> – Monsieur le Président, aujourd'hui, nous faisons face à une nouvelle menace sanitaire avec le mpox, une maladie qui, bien que longtemps négligée, est revenue en force. Cette situation exige une réponse rapide et coordonnée à l'échelle européenne. Elle nous rappelle que les maladies infectieuses ne connaissent pas de frontières. Nous devons donc renforcer nos systèmes de surveillance à travers l'Europe pour détecter rapidement toute flambée. Cela passe également par des investissements accrus dans la recherche et le développement de vaccins et de traitements avec un accès équitable pour tous.</p> <p class="contents">Mais cette réponse ne doit pas se limiter à la gestion de l'urgence. Nous avons besoin d'investissements ciblés dans la recherche et le développement de vaccins et de traitements pour le mpox, en veillant à ce que ces ressources soient accessibles de manière équitable dans tous les États membres. Je propose ici d'instaurer un pacte européen de solidarité vaccinale garantissant que chaque pays et chaque population, quels que soient leur taille ou leurs moyens, bénéficient d'un accès équitable aux outils nécessaires. Il est également essentiel de mener des campagnes de sensibilisation pour informer nos citoyens sur la transmission et la prévention du mpox, tout en luttant contre la stigmatisation. Travailler avec la société civile et les professionnels de santé sera crucial pour maximiser les retombées de ces efforts.</p> <p class="contents">Enfin, il est impératif que l'Union européenne prenne l'initiative sur la scène internationale en collaborant avec les organisations mondiales de santé pour partager les données et les bonnes pratiques. Ensemble, nous pouvons non seulement combattre le mpox, mais aussi préparer nos systèmes de santé aux défis de demain. Le moment est venu d'agir. Protégeons nos citoyens et affirmons la prépondérance européenne en matière de sécurité sanitaire mondiale.</p></td><td width="16"> </td></tr> <tr><td width="70"> </td><td width="5"> </td><td align="left" valign="bottom"><img src="/doceo/data/img/hr.gif" width="100%" height="1" alt="" /></td><td align="right" width="16"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="buttondocwin"><tbody><tr><td align="center"><a href="#top" title="Top"><img src="/doceo/data/img/navi_top.gif" width="16" height="16" border="0" alt="" /></a></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></table> <a name="2017001410730"></a> <table width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0"> <tr><td width="70" align="center" valign="top"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="photoframe_blue"><tr><td><img alt="MPphoto" src="/mepphoto/257092.jpg" align="right" width="50" height="63" onerror="this.onerror='';this.src='/doceo/data/img/photo_generic.gif'" /></td></tr></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><a title="Vidjow tat-taħditiet" href="/plenary/mt/vod.html?mode=unit&vodLanguage=MT&playerStartTime=20240918-17:16:36&playerEndTime=20240918-17:18:17" target="_blank"><img width="26" height="24" src="/doceo/data/img/vod_one_speaker.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></td><td width="5"> </td><td align="left" valign="top"> <p class="contents"><img src="/doceo/data/img/arrow_summary.gif" align="absmiddle" alt="" /> <span class="doc_subtitle_level1_bis"><span class="bold">Hanna Gedin (The Left).</span></span> – Herr talman! I flyktinglägret Maduja utanför Goma i Kongo bor tiotusentals personer vars liv har påverkats av de beväpnade konflikterna som pågått där i årtionden. Många av de barn som växer upp i Maduja vet inget annat än ett liv på flykt, och nu hotas deras liv av spridningen av mpox. Trots att det finns effektiva vaccin som vi har och som vi vägrar släppa ifrån oss.</p> <p class="contents">Samtidigt som vi samlas här idag sitter land efter land i Europa på vaccinlager som skulle kunna rädda liv där sjukdomen faktiskt finns. Nederländerna har till exempel vägrat skicka en enda dos vaccin till de drabbade länderna i Afrika, trots att det vaccin som de har går ut nästa år och blir obrukbart. Sverige har gjort samma sak.</p> <p class="contents">Det är ett skamligt agerande för en union som brukar slå sig för bröstet för sina fina värderingar. Tidiga insatser räddar liv och gör att vi kan hindra smittan på ett tidigt stadium. Vaccin räddar liv. Internationell solidaritet räddar liv.</p> <p class="contents">Därför uppmanar jag kommissionen att intensifiera arbetet med att nå ut med vaccin och andra insatser där mpox i dag är en hälsokatastrof, till våra systrar och bröder i Maduja och alla andra av våra drabbade medmänniskor.</p></td><td width="16"> </td></tr> <tr><td width="70"> </td><td width="5"> </td><td align="left" valign="bottom"><img src="/doceo/data/img/hr.gif" width="100%" height="1" alt="" /></td><td align="right" width="16"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="buttondocwin"><tbody><tr><td align="center"><a href="#top" title="Top"><img src="/doceo/data/img/navi_top.gif" width="16" height="16" border="0" alt="" /></a></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></table> <a name="2017001410732"></a> <table width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0"> <tr><td width="70" align="center" valign="top"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="photoframe_blue"><tr><td><img alt="MPphoto" src="/mepphoto/256969.jpg" align="right" width="50" height="63" onerror="this.onerror='';this.src='/doceo/data/img/photo_generic.gif'" /></td></tr></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><a title="Vidjow tat-taħditiet" href="/plenary/mt/vod.html?mode=unit&vodLanguage=MT&playerStartTime=20240918-17:18:25&playerEndTime=20240918-17:19:51" target="_blank"><img width="26" height="24" src="/doceo/data/img/vod_one_speaker.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></td><td width="5"> </td><td align="left" valign="top"> <p class="contents"><img src="/doceo/data/img/arrow_summary.gif" align="absmiddle" alt="" /> <span class="doc_subtitle_level1_bis"><span class="bold">Friedrich Pürner (NI).</span></span> – Herr Präsident, Frau Kommissarin! Im Hippokratischen Eid der Ärzte heißt es: Ich werde die Kranken bewahren vor Schaden. Als Arzt fühle ich mich diesem Grundsatz verpflichtet. Impfungen können schützen, Impfungen können aber auch Schäden verursachen, vor allem dann, wenn die Impfung für eine bestimmte Personengruppe nicht zugelassen ist oder wenn, wie bei COVID geschehen, Impfnebenwirkungen oder -schädigungen ignoriert werden.</p> <p class="contents">Die EU spendet nun Impfdosen an Länder, die vom Mpox-Ausbruch betroffen sind. Der gespendete Impfstoff ist bisher erst ab 18 Jahren zugelassen, und es fehlen viele Daten für Kinder, Jugendliche, Schwangere und immungeschwächte Personen. Wie wird sichergestellt, dass der gespendete Impfstoff nicht pauschal an diese Personengruppen verabreicht wird?</p> <p class="contents">Zudem wurde erst kürzlich vom Europäischen Gericht festgestellt, dass die Kommission bei den COVID-Impfstoffverträgen intransparent handelte. Meine zweite Frage ist also: Wie sorgt die Kommission bei den Mpox-Verträgen für mehr Transparenz?</p></td><td width="16"> </td></tr> <tr><td width="70"> </td><td width="5"> </td><td align="left" valign="bottom"><img src="/doceo/data/img/hr.gif" width="100%" height="1" alt="" /></td><td align="right" width="16"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="buttondocwin"><tbody><tr><td align="center"><a href="#top" title="Top"><img src="/doceo/data/img/navi_top.gif" width="16" height="16" border="0" alt="" /></a></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></table> <a name="2017001410734"></a> <table width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0"> <tr><td width="70" align="center" valign="top"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="photoframe_blue"><tr><td><img alt="MPphoto" src="/mepphoto/256921.jpg" align="right" width="50" height="63" onerror="this.onerror='';this.src='/doceo/data/img/photo_generic.gif'" /></td></tr></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><a title="Vidjow tat-taħditiet" href="/plenary/mt/vod.html?mode=unit&vodLanguage=MT&playerStartTime=20240918-17:19:56&playerEndTime=20240918-17:22:40" target="_blank"><img width="26" height="24" src="/doceo/data/img/vod_one_speaker.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></td><td width="5"> </td><td align="left" valign="top"> <p class="contents"><img src="/doceo/data/img/arrow_summary.gif" align="absmiddle" alt="" /> <span class="doc_subtitle_level1_bis"><span class="bold">Laurent Castillo (PPE).</span></span> – Monsieur le Président, Madame la Commissaire, chers collègues, cela a été dit, le risque d'une épidémie de mpox dans l'Union européenne est faible. Si la vigilance et la préparation au virus sont primordiales, n'inquiétons pas inutilement nos populations. Pour son variant le plus dangereux, tous les cas ont été signalés dans les pays africains, à l'exception d'un en Thaïlande et d'un autre en Suède il y a maintenant plus d'un mois.</p> <p class="contents">Ne faisons pas de chaque virus une épidémie qui viendrait s'implanter dans l'Union européenne. La crise de la COVID a martyrisé notre opinion publique, elle a martyrisé nos concitoyens, elle a martyrisé notre système de santé, et là, c'est le professeur de médecine, toujours en fonction, qui vous parle. Mais ici, avec le mpox, je le répète, le risque est faible. Le risque étant faible, que peut donc bien faire l'Union européenne face au mpox? Regarder de loin ce virus qui touche l'autre côté de la Méditerranée, sûrement pas. Agir dans la prévention, c'est là le premier rôle que nous avons en prévenant les populations à risque et en informant les voyageurs en provenance des zones à risque.</p> <p class="contents">Mais un autre rôle qui nous incombe, à nous Européens, c'est celui d'aider le continent africain à lutter contre le mpox. L'aider financièrement, par exemple avec l'aide accordée par la Commission européenne à la Croix-Rouge burundaise, l'aider techniquement avec l'envoi d'un personnel qualifié sur place, avec une collaboration accrue entre les autorités sanitaires européennes et africaines, ou enfin l'aider par l'envoi prévu de plus de 55 000 doses de vaccins par la Commission européenne via HERA et les États membres.</p> <p class="contents">Pour finir, je tiens à souligner une chose importante, c'est que face au mpox, nous avons un vaccin efficace qui a deux armes: avant tout un rôle préventif en vaccinant les sujets à risque, mais aussi un rôle majeur dans l'effet réactif, c'est-à-dire une vaccination post-exposition après les huit jours.</p> <p class="contents">Mesdames et Messieurs, notre rôle d'européen est d'aider l'Afrique face au mpox sans inquiéter notre population, le risque étant faible sur notre continent.</p></td><td width="16"> </td></tr> <tr><td width="70"> </td><td width="5"> </td><td align="left" valign="bottom"><img src="/doceo/data/img/hr.gif" width="100%" height="1" alt="" /></td><td align="right" width="16"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="buttondocwin"><tbody><tr><td align="center"><a href="#top" title="Top"><img src="/doceo/data/img/navi_top.gif" width="16" height="16" border="0" alt="" /></a></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></table> <a name="2017001410736"></a> <table width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0"> <tr><td width="70" align="center" valign="top"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="photoframe_blue"><tr><td><img alt="MPphoto" src="/mepphoto/119652.jpg" align="right" width="50" height="63" onerror="this.onerror='';this.src='/doceo/data/img/photo_generic.gif'" /></td></tr></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><a title="Vidjow tat-taħditiet" href="/plenary/mt/vod.html?mode=unit&vodLanguage=MT&playerStartTime=20240918-17:22:44&playerEndTime=20240918-17:24:56" target="_blank"><img width="26" height="24" src="/doceo/data/img/vod_one_speaker.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></td><td width="5"> </td><td align="left" valign="top"> <p class="contents"><img src="/doceo/data/img/arrow_summary.gif" align="absmiddle" alt="" /> <span class="doc_subtitle_level1_bis"><span class="bold">Vytenis Povilas Andriukaitis (S&D).</span></span> – Mr President, dear Commissioner Stella Kyriakides, thank you for being here. Dear colleagues, the upsurge of Mpox cases in a growing number of countries in Africa constitutes a public health emergency of continental concern. The current upsurge of Mpox in parts of Africa is an emergency not only for Africa but for the entire globe. The multi-country outbreak of Mpox is spreading rapidly via sexual contact across a range of countries where the virus has not been seen before.</p> <p class="contents">The WHO declared the current outbreak of Mpox a public health emergency of international concern. At the EU level, the ECDC has collected rapid scientific advice for public health authorities in the EU on its website, particularly related to information on: travelling to areas with ongoing Mpox transmission, diagnosis and isolation of cases, infection prevention and control measures, contact tracing, vaccination and others. It is clear that a coordinated international response is needed to stop the outbreak and save lives.</p> <p class="contents">Dear colleagues, this outbreak shows that international pandemics are not over. The EU should continue sufficient financing of the EU4Health programme, sufficient financing of HERA and the ECDC, sufficient investment in vaccines production, and continued creation of a strong European Health Union. During this term of the European Commission, health should be high on the political agenda of this Commission and this House, and solidarity is needed.</p> <p class="contents">Health is not a national competence. It is an international concern and the challenges are global. We need to have a global health strategy. We need to achieve a pandemic treaty and have much stronger instruments addressing the global challenges which we are facing now.</p></td><td width="16"> </td></tr> <tr><td width="70"> </td><td width="5"> </td><td align="left" valign="bottom"><img src="/doceo/data/img/hr.gif" width="100%" height="1" alt="" /></td><td align="right" width="16"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="buttondocwin"><tbody><tr><td align="center"><a href="#top" title="Top"><img src="/doceo/data/img/navi_top.gif" width="16" height="16" border="0" alt="" /></a></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></table> <a name="2017001410738"></a> <table width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0"> <tr><td width="70" align="center" valign="top"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="photoframe_blue"><tr><td><img alt="MPphoto" src="/mepphoto/204414.jpg" align="right" width="50" height="63" onerror="this.onerror='';this.src='/doceo/data/img/photo_generic.gif'" /></td></tr></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><a title="Vidjow tat-taħditiet" href="/plenary/mt/vod.html?mode=unit&vodLanguage=MT&playerStartTime=20240918-17:25:03&playerEndTime=20240918-17:26:36" target="_blank"><img width="26" height="24" src="/doceo/data/img/vod_one_speaker.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></td><td width="5"> </td><td align="left" valign="top"> <p class="contents"><img src="/doceo/data/img/arrow_summary.gif" align="absmiddle" alt="" /> <span class="doc_subtitle_level1_bis"><span class="bold">Margarita de la Pisa Carrión (PfE).</span></span> – Señor presidente, señora comisaria, señorías, la Comisión puede seguir aplaudiéndose todo lo que quiera por la gestión de la COVID‑19 y por las vacunas, pero la realidad es que si salen a la calle verán cómo la gente ha perdido la confianza en las instituciones.</p> <p class="contents">Todos desearíamos olvidar lo vivido durante la pandemia de COVID‑19, pero no podemos. No debemos dejar que ocurran otra vez los mismos errores: una desproporcionada restricción de las libertades, e imposiciones utilizando la salud como pretexto. Nos preocupa la deriva que pueda tomar la gestión de la viruela del mono por parte de las instituciones internacionales con el beneplácito de la Unión Europea: falta de transparencia, vacunas y más vacunas, falta de criterio científico, merma de la soberanía de las naciones…</p> <p class="contents">En este sentido, denunciamos las enmiendas al Reglamento Sanitario Internacional que fueron adoptadas el pasado junio por la Organización Mundial de la Salud y mediante las que se redefine el concepto de emergencia y se introduce una cláusula que merma gravemente la soberanía nacional. Es una grave irresponsabilidad hacer añicos el principio de subsidiariedad: nos expone al riesgo de quedar en manos de organismos internacionales que puedan no velar por nuestros intereses. Necesitamos primero recuperar la confianza en las instituciones, que exista una seguridad jurídica con un marco competencial que no permita que vuelvan a ocurrir los graves ataques al orden democrático y a la libertad que sufrimos durante la pandemia de COVID‑19.</p></td><td width="16"> </td></tr> <tr><td width="70"> </td><td width="5"> </td><td align="left" valign="bottom"><img src="/doceo/data/img/hr.gif" width="100%" height="1" alt="" /></td><td align="right" width="16"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="buttondocwin"><tbody><tr><td align="center"><a href="#top" title="Top"><img src="/doceo/data/img/navi_top.gif" width="16" height="16" border="0" alt="" /></a></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></table> <a name="2017001410740"></a> <table width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0"> <tr><td width="70" align="center" valign="top"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="photoframe_blue"><tr><td><img alt="MPphoto" src="/mepphoto/249982.jpg" align="right" width="50" height="63" onerror="this.onerror='';this.src='/doceo/data/img/photo_generic.gif'" /></td></tr></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><a title="Vidjow tat-taħditiet" href="/plenary/mt/vod.html?mode=unit&vodLanguage=MT&playerStartTime=20240918-17:26:42&playerEndTime=20240918-17:27:54" target="_blank"><img width="26" height="24" src="/doceo/data/img/vod_one_speaker.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></td><td width="5"> </td><td align="left" valign="top"> <p class="contents"><img src="/doceo/data/img/arrow_summary.gif" align="absmiddle" alt="" /> <span class="doc_subtitle_level1_bis"><span class="bold">Milan Mazurek (NI).</span></span> – Vážený pán predsedajúci, naozaj už dajte ľuďom v Európe pokoj! My vôbec nepotrebujeme spoločné európske riešenie. Nepotrebujeme ďalšie rozširovanie strachu. Nepotrebujeme nijaké hrozby spoločnej pandémie, o ktorej tu hovoríte, a robiť tu z opičích kiahní nejakú hrozbu pre naše verejné zdravie.</p> <p class="contents">My si skutočne veľmi dobre pamätáme, ako ste sa chovali počas tých dvoch rokov korony. Akým spôsobom ste pristupovali k ľuďom! Aké nezmysly prišli z tohto pléna! Aký biznis sa tu robil s vakcínami prostredníctvom Ursuly von der Leyenovej a tých legendárnych esemesiek! A vieme veľmi dobre. Veľmi dobre si pamätáme, koľkým ľuďom ste zničili život! Koľko podnikateľov ste položili na kolená! Koľkým ľuďom ste svojimi lockdownami privodili ťažké problémy! Koľko negatívnych účinkov malo vaše očkovanie, ktoré ste presadzovali násilnou formou a obmedzovali ľuďom ich normálne, demokratické, slobodné ľudské práva!</p> <p class="contents">My tu nepotrebujeme volať po žiadnom spoločnom európskom riešení. Nepotrebujeme volať po tom, aby Európska komisia, nebodaj toto plénum, dostali ďalšie kompetencie zasahovať do práv suverénnych národných štátov. To, čo potrebujú občania jednotlivých členských štátov, nie je viac kompetencií pre Brusel. Nie je viac kompetencií pre Komisiu, ale viac slobody a menej Európskej únie!</p></td><td width="16"> </td></tr> <tr><td width="70"> </td><td width="5"> </td><td align="left" valign="bottom"><img src="/doceo/data/img/hr.gif" width="100%" height="1" alt="" /></td><td align="right" width="16"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="buttondocwin"><tbody><tr><td align="center"><a href="#top" title="Top"><img src="/doceo/data/img/navi_top.gif" width="16" height="16" border="0" alt="" /></a></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></table> <a name="2017001410742"></a> <table width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0"> <tr><td width="70" align="center" valign="top"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="photoframe_blue"><tr><td><img alt="MPphoto" src="/mepphoto/256968.jpg" align="right" width="50" height="63" onerror="this.onerror='';this.src='/doceo/data/img/photo_generic.gif'" /></td></tr></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><a title="Vidjow tat-taħditiet" href="/plenary/mt/vod.html?mode=unit&vodLanguage=MT&playerStartTime=20240918-17:28:01&playerEndTime=20240918-17:29:48" target="_blank"><img width="26" height="24" src="/doceo/data/img/vod_one_speaker.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></td><td width="5"> </td><td align="left" valign="top"> <p class="contents"><img src="/doceo/data/img/arrow_summary.gif" align="absmiddle" alt="" /> <span class="doc_subtitle_level1_bis"><span class="bold">Ingeborg Ter Laak (PPE).</span></span> – Voorzitter, commissaris, collega’s, we dragen in dit huis samen een belangrijke verantwoordelijkheid en ik ben er trots op bij te dragen aan een discussie die de kernwaarden van Europa weerspiegelt. Solidariteit, omzien naar de ander en actie. Op die waarden wordt vandaag een beroep gedaan.</p> <p class="contents">De Wereldgezondheidsorganisatie heeft recent verklaard dat de mpox-uitbraak in de Democratische Republiek Congo een internationale noodsituatie is op het gebied van volksgezondheid. Meer dan 22 000 besmettingen en 700 sterfgevallen dit jaar bevestigen de ernst van de situatie. In tijden als deze moet onze solidariteit verder reiken dan onze Europese grenzen. Dit is niet alleen een morele plicht, maar ook een strategische noodzaak. We moeten immers de uitbraak bij de bron aanpakken om verdere verspreiding te voorkomen. Dus hebben kwetsbare bevolkingsgroepen in de getroffen regio toegang nodig tot vaccins.</p> <p class="contents">Een gecoördineerde aanpak is cruciaal om de verspreiding van mpox te stoppen. De EU coördineert al de aanschaf van vaccins. Maar we zullen meer moeten doen. Iedere lidstaat moet zijn steentje bijdragen om vaccins te doneren en samen te werken met de Afrikaanse gezondheidsorganisaties. Alleen samen kunnen we voorkomen dat deze uitbraak uitgroeit tot een wereldwijde bedreiging. En laten we niet vergeten dat gelijke toegang tot de gezondheidszorg behoort tot de kernwaarden van Europa.</p></td><td width="16"> </td></tr> <tr><td width="70"> </td><td width="5"> </td><td align="left" valign="bottom"><img src="/doceo/data/img/hr.gif" width="100%" height="1" alt="" /></td><td align="right" width="16"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="buttondocwin"><tbody><tr><td align="center"><a href="#top" title="Top"><img src="/doceo/data/img/navi_top.gif" width="16" height="16" border="0" alt="" /></a></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></table> <a name="2017001467345"></a> <table width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0"> <tr><td width="70" align="center" valign="top"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="photoframe_blue"><tr><td><img alt="MPphoto" src="/mepphoto/256993.jpg" align="right" width="50" height="63" onerror="this.onerror='';this.src='/doceo/data/img/photo_generic.gif'" /></td></tr></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><a title="Vidjow tat-taħditiet" href="/plenary/mt/vod.html?mode=unit&vodLanguage=MT&playerStartTime=20240918-17:29:54&playerEndTime=20240918-17:31:30" target="_blank"><img width="26" height="24" src="/doceo/data/img/vod_one_speaker.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></td><td width="5"> </td><td align="left" valign="top"> <p class="contents"><img src="/doceo/data/img/arrow_summary.gif" align="absmiddle" alt="" /> <span class="doc_subtitle_level1_bis"><span class="bold">Leire Pajín (S&D).</span></span> – Señor presidente, señora comisaria, le agradezco su compromiso. Este es precisamente el momento en el que deberíamos hacernos dos preguntas: la primera es qué hemos aprendido de una pandemia que hace tan solo unos años puso en jaque nuestra seguridad, nuestra economía, nuestros sistemas sanitarios y nuestras vidas, y la segunda es si estamos hoy mejor preparados que hace algunos años para responder a posibles próximas epidemias y brotes pandémicos.</p> <p class="contents">A estas alturas, deberíamos haber aprendido ya que las crisis de salud y las pandemias no entienden de fronteras; que necesitamos un mayor compromiso y un mayor esfuerzo; que, aunque la Comisión ha hecho un esfuerzo, es insuficiente; que necesitamos fortalecer nuestras capacidades de prevención, preparación y respuesta ante este tipo de brotes; que necesitamos ser mucho más solidarios y compartir nuestras reservas de vacunas, como ha pedido España y como han hecho algunos Estados miembros; que necesitamos además, una vez más, dejar bien claro que hay que fortalecer las capacidades de los países del sur en la fabricación, en la generación y en la implementación de la vacunación en sus países, que para eso deben estar los instrumentos de desarrollo y de asociación de la Unión Europea. Necesitamos sobre todo, además, potenciar de una vez por todas ese acuerdo sobre pandemias que permita la transferencia de tecnologías.</p> <p class="contents">En definitiva, deberíamos haber aprendido ya de lo que nos pasó hace algunos años y no seguir siendo reactivos y negacionistas, porque eso será una profunda irresponsabilidad.</p></td><td width="16"> </td></tr> <tr><td width="70"> </td><td width="5"> </td><td align="left" valign="bottom"><img src="/doceo/data/img/hr.gif" width="100%" height="1" alt="" /></td><td align="right" width="16"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="buttondocwin"><tbody><tr><td align="center"><a href="#top" title="Top"><img src="/doceo/data/img/navi_top.gif" width="16" height="16" border="0" alt="" /></a></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></table> <a name="2017001467347"></a> <table width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0"> <tr><td width="70" align="center" valign="top"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="photoframe_blue"><tr><td><img alt="MPphoto" src="/mepphoto/257120.jpg" align="right" width="50" height="63" onerror="this.onerror='';this.src='/doceo/data/img/photo_generic.gif'" /></td></tr></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><a title="Vidjow tat-taħditiet" href="/plenary/mt/vod.html?mode=unit&vodLanguage=MT&playerStartTime=20240918-17:31:37&playerEndTime=20240918-17:32:58" target="_blank"><img width="26" height="24" src="/doceo/data/img/vod_one_speaker.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></td><td width="5"> </td><td align="left" valign="top"> <p class="contents"><img src="/doceo/data/img/arrow_summary.gif" align="absmiddle" alt="" /> <span class="doc_subtitle_level1_bis"><span class="bold">Diana Iovanovici Şoşoacă (NI).</span></span> – Domnule Președinte, se pare că nu v-a ajuns plandemia de Covid care nu a existat niciodată. Acum începeți cu o altă pandemie și vă duceți în Africa, unde nu aveți nicio competență. Am fost una dintre cele mai aprige voci împotriva încălcării drepturilor și libertăților cetățenești, atât ca avocat în viața civică, cât și ca senator al României, în Parlamentul României, unde v-am oprit, inclusiv pașaportul verde care aducea aminte de nazism, pentru că este o dictatură.</p> <p class="contents">Ați încercat să omorâți cât mai mulți bătrâni. Italia a fost un experiment în care ați omorât câți bătrâni ați putut. În România 65 000 de români au fost aruncați în saci negri de plastic și strigă de acolo, din groapă: „Adevărul”! Vor dreptate! Ați încercat să ne opriți să intrăm în biserici. Ne-ați oprit de Paște să intrăm în toate bisericile și noi ne-am opus și ne-am luptat cu jandarmii pentru a intra. Ați încercat să distrugeți creștinismul și ați încercat să-l umiliți pe Djokovic, care anul acesta, v-a dat cea mai mare palmă și a răzbunat întreaga mizerie care a fost făcută.</p> <p class="contents">Nu vă vom permite, pentru că Dumnezeu nu e vaccinat, iar în România 88 % din români nu sunt vaccinați. Încetați cu această dicta...</p> <p class="contents"><span class="italic">(Președinta a retras cuvântul vorbitoarei)</span></p></td><td width="16"> </td></tr> <tr><td width="70"> </td><td width="5"> </td><td align="left" valign="bottom"><img src="/doceo/data/img/hr.gif" width="100%" height="1" alt="" /></td><td align="right" width="16"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="buttondocwin"><tbody><tr><td align="center"><a href="#top" title="Top"><img src="/doceo/data/img/navi_top.gif" width="16" height="16" border="0" alt="" /></a></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></table> <a name="2017001467349"></a> <table width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0"> <tr><td width="70" align="center" valign="top"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="photoframe_blue"><tr><td><img alt="MPphoto" src="/mepphoto/210480.jpg" align="right" width="50" height="63" onerror="this.onerror='';this.src='/doceo/data/img/photo_generic.gif'" /></td></tr></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><a title="Vidjow tat-taħditiet" href="/plenary/mt/vod.html?mode=unit&vodLanguage=MT&playerStartTime=20240918-17:33:06&playerEndTime=20240918-17:35:12" target="_blank"><img width="26" height="24" src="/doceo/data/img/vod_one_speaker.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></td><td width="5"> </td><td align="left" valign="top"> <p class="contents"><img src="/doceo/data/img/arrow_summary.gif" align="absmiddle" alt="" /> <span class="doc_subtitle_level1_bis"><span class="bold">Marta Temido (S&D).</span></span> – Senhor Presidente, Senhora Comissária, comecemos pelos factos.</p> <p class="contents">A União Europeia tem competências complementares às dos Estados-Membros em matéria de saúde, e é preciso parar uns segundos para que todos compreendam isto cabalmente.</p> <p class="contents">Hoje estamos aqui reunidos porque está em causa um surto de Mpox clade 1, que desde novembro de 2023 tem estado a atingir a República Democrática do Congo e se espalhou aos países limítrofes. A sua transmissão não é apenas sexual, acontece também nas famílias e por via zoonótica. E, em agosto passado, foi identificado um caso importado de Mpox 1b na União Europeia, sendo possível que venham a ser identificados mais casos.</p> <p class="contents">Então, de acordo com a avaliação de risco, realizada pelo Centro Europeu de Prevenção e de Controlo de Doenças, para a população da União Europeia, o risco geral é, de facto, relativamente baixo. Nesta área recomendam-se o foco na deteção precoce e na prevenção secundária, que podem ser alcançadas por capacitação dos profissionais, aconselhamento das pessoas que viajam para a região, reforço da capacidade laboratorial de investigação epidemiológica, vacinação e terapêutica, de acordo com as recomendações em vigor, sendo que neste momento não há aprovação da vacinação para crianças.</p> <p class="contents">Mas, a situação não é a mesma para os países africanos, desde logo pela fragilidade da maioria dos seus sistemas de saúde e, aqui, a União Europeia tem um papel essencial a desempenhar. Precisamos de trabalhar numa resposta robusta no terreno, onde os surtos podem aumentar e a doença é endémica.</p> <p class="contents">Dita-nos a experiência recente que a segurança global, em termos de saúde pública, só se consegue com solidariedade e que apenas a ciência tem respostas efetivas. Por isso, obrigada, Senhora Comissária, por ao longo dos últimos cinco anos nos ter conduzido de acordo com estas bússolas.</p></td><td width="16"> </td></tr> <tr><td width="70"> </td><td width="5"> </td><td align="left" valign="bottom"><img src="/doceo/data/img/hr.gif" width="100%" height="1" alt="" /></td><td align="right" width="16"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="buttondocwin"><tbody><tr><td align="center"><a href="#top" title="Top"><img src="/doceo/data/img/navi_top.gif" width="16" height="16" border="0" alt="" /></a></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></table> <a name="2017001467351"></a> <table width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0"> <tr><td width="70" align="center" valign="top"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="photoframe_blue"><tr><td><img alt="MPphoto" src="/mepphoto/256936.jpg" align="right" width="50" height="63" onerror="this.onerror='';this.src='/doceo/data/img/photo_generic.gif'" /></td></tr></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><a title="Vidjow tat-taħditiet" href="/plenary/mt/vod.html?mode=unit&vodLanguage=MT&playerStartTime=20240918-17:35:18&playerEndTime=20240918-17:37:05" target="_blank"><img width="26" height="24" src="/doceo/data/img/vod_one_speaker.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></td><td width="5"> </td><td align="left" valign="top"> <p class="contents"><img src="/doceo/data/img/arrow_summary.gif" align="absmiddle" alt="" /> <span class="doc_subtitle_level1_bis"><span class="bold">Thomas Bajada (S&D).</span></span> – Sur President, illum qed naffaċċjaw sfida urġenti tas-saħħa pubblika. Waħda li ma tarax fruntieri u li titlob rispons Ewropew konġunt. It-tifrix tal-Mpox ġie ddikjarat emerġenza tas-saħħa pubblika ta' tħassib internazzjonali. Din is-sitwazzjoni m'għandhiex tiġi injorata, anki jekk bħalissa l-esperti qed jgħidu li r-riskju fl-Ewropa għadu baxx. Diġà rajna l-impatt devastanti ta' dan il-virus f'reġjuni oħrajn, speċjalment fil-Congo, fejn tfal jammontaw għal aktar minn sebgħin fil-mija tal-każijiet irrapportati. Dan għandu jfakkarna fil-vulnerabbiltà ta' popolazzjonijiet emarġinati u fil-ħtieġa urġenti ta' solidarjetà globali. Barra minn hekk, irridu nagħmlu aktar fl-Ewropa stess. Il-każijiet Ewropej ta' Mpox huma twissija li għandna naġixxu issa sabiex niżguraw it-tħejjija tagħna u nipprevjenu aktar tifrix. Il-lezzjonijiet li tgħallimna minn COVID-19 huma ċari. Miżuri proattivi u kkoordinati jsalvaw il-ħajjiet u anke r-riżorsi. L-Unjoni għandha tiżgura t-trasparenza u tiffaċilita l-kooperazzjoni bejn l-Istati Membri kollha. Barra minn hekk, irridu niġġieldu l-istigmatizzazzjoni tal-pazjenti. Dan il-virus m'għandux isir sors ta' diskriminazzjoni jew biża', speċjalment fost il-komunità LGBTIQ+. Irridu niżguraw appoġġ għal dawk kollha li qed ifittxu dijanjożi u trattament. Din hija aktar minn sfida medika. Din hija sfida Ewropea ta' solidarjetà, reżiljenza u rispett.</p></td><td width="16"> </td></tr> <tr><td width="70"> </td><td width="5"> </td><td align="left" valign="bottom"><img src="/doceo/data/img/hr.gif" width="100%" height="1" alt="" /></td><td align="right" width="16"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="buttondocwin"><tbody><tr><td align="center"><a href="#top" title="Top"><img src="/doceo/data/img/navi_top.gif" width="16" height="16" border="0" alt="" /></a></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></table> <a name="2017001467353"></a> <table width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0"> <tr><td width="70" align="center" valign="top"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="photoframe_blue"><tr><td><img alt="MPphoto" src="/mepphoto/91636.jpg" align="right" width="50" height="63" onerror="this.onerror='';this.src='/doceo/data/img/photo_generic.gif'" /></td></tr></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><a title="Vidjow tat-taħditiet" href="/plenary/mt/vod.html?mode=unit&vodLanguage=MT&playerStartTime=20240918-17:37:12&playerEndTime=20240918-17:38:40" target="_blank"><img width="26" height="24" src="/doceo/data/img/vod_one_speaker.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></td><td width="5"> </td><td align="left" valign="top"> <p class="contents"><img src="/doceo/data/img/arrow_summary.gif" align="absmiddle" alt="" /> <span class="doc_subtitle_level1_bis"><span class="bold">Marit Maij (S&D).</span></span> – Voorzitter, commissaris, collega’s, de Democratische Republiek Congo, maar ook Burundi, Rwanda en Kenia worden zwaar getroffen door het mpox-virus. Alleen al dit jaar zijn er meer dan zevenhonderd mensen overleden in vijftien landen door dat virus, voor het overgrote deel kinderen. De Wereldgezondheidsorganisatie noemt de uitbraak een internationale gezondheidscrisis en roept op tot internationale solidariteit.</p> <p class="contents">Van de tien miljoen vaccins die naar schatting dit jaar nodig zijn, stuurt de EU er zo’n vijfhonderdduizend. Dat is mooi, maar zeker niet genoeg. Japan bijvoorbeeld heeft al drie miljoen vaccins toegezegd. Tijdens de coronapandemie hebben we gezien wat de gevolgen zijn van een gezondheidsbeleid dat te lang naar binnen gekeerd is, waarbij landen op vaccins zitten die ze zelf niet gebruiken. En toch is dat precies wat een aantal rechtse regeringen in Europa en ook de Nederlandse minister Agema nu met het mpox-virus weer het liefste zouden doen.</p> <p class="contents">Ik roep de Commissie dan ook op om samen met de lidstaten snel grotere inspanningen te leveren om deze getroffen landen te ondersteunen, om verdere verspreiding van het virus en menselijk leed te voorkomen, en om een geloofwaardige en solidaire internationale partner te zijn.</p></td><td width="16"> </td></tr> <tr><td width="70"> </td><td width="5"> </td><td align="left" valign="bottom"><img src="/doceo/data/img/hr.gif" width="100%" height="1" alt="" /></td><td align="right" width="16"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="buttondocwin"><tbody><tr><td align="center"><a href="#top" title="Top"><img src="/doceo/data/img/navi_top.gif" width="16" height="16" border="0" alt="" /></a></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></table> <a name="2017001467354"></a> <table width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0"> <tr><td width="70" align="center" valign="top"> </td><td width="5"> </td><td align="left" valign="top"> <p class="contents" align="center"><span class="bold">PRESIDE: JAVI LÓPEZ</span><br /><span class="italic">Vicepresidente</span></p></td><td width="16"> </td></tr> <tr><td width="70"> </td><td width="5"> </td><td align="left" valign="bottom"><img src="/doceo/data/img/hr.gif" width="100%" height="1" alt="" /></td><td align="right" width="16"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="buttondocwin"><tbody><tr><td align="center"><a href="#top" title="Top"><img src="/doceo/data/img/navi_top.gif" width="16" height="16" border="0" alt="" /></a></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></table> <a name="2017001467356"></a> <table width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0"> <tr><td width="70" align="center" valign="top"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="photoframe_blue"><tr><td><img alt="MPphoto" src="/mepphoto/197403.jpg" align="right" width="50" height="63" onerror="this.onerror='';this.src='/doceo/data/img/photo_generic.gif'" /></td></tr></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><a title="Vidjow tat-taħditiet" href="/plenary/mt/vod.html?mode=unit&vodLanguage=MT&playerStartTime=20240918-17:38:47&playerEndTime=20240918-17:40:54" target="_blank"><img width="26" height="24" src="/doceo/data/img/vod_one_speaker.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></td><td width="5"> </td><td align="left" valign="top"> <p class="contents"><img src="/doceo/data/img/arrow_summary.gif" align="absmiddle" alt="" /> <span class="doc_subtitle_level1_bis"><span class="bold">Alex Agius Saliba (S&D).</span></span> – Sur President, l-aħħar darba li l-organizzazzjoni dinjija tas-saħħa ddikjarat emerġenza tas-saħħa kien f'Jannar 2020, b'risposta għall-pandemija tal-COVID-19. Ftit tax-xhur wara, id-dinja kollha kienet f'lockdown. Mill-esperjenza tal-pandemija tgħallimna dwar l-importanza li jkollna sistemi biex nindunaw b'dawn il-pandemiji kemm jista' jkun malajr, inwieġbu immedjatament u dwar l-importanza tal-kooperazzjoni fuq skala globali. Bis-saħħa ta' dawn l-esperjenzi llum qegħdin f'qagħda ferm aħjar sabiex nindirizzaw emerġenzi tas-saħħa. Madankollu, wisq nibża' li ż-żieda ta' 77% fin-numru ta' każi kkonfermati tal-Mpox minn Ġunju tindikalna li ma tgħallimna xejn mill-iżbalji tal-passat u li aħna kkundannati li nerġgħu nwettquhom sakemm ma nieħdux passi immedjati sabiex inxejnu l-firxa tal-Mpox.</p> <p class="contents">Ħadd ma huwa salv sakemm kulħadd ikun salv. Qegħdin f'din l-isfida flimkien u jekk nieħdu passi issa nistgħu nkampaw nikkontrollaw is-sitwazzjoni. L-Unjoni Ewropea għandha immedjatament tniedi risposta kkoordinata fuq skala internazzjonali. Il-pajjiżi jridu jinvestu riżorsi estensivi sabiex inrażżnu din it-tifqigħa minkejja d-daqs ċkejken tagħna. Kburi li pajjiżi, Malta, kien fost l-ewwel pajjiżi Ewropej li taw b'donazzjoni vaċċini tal-Mpox lill-pajjiżi Afrikani, u b'hekk ikkontribwixxew għall-isforzi dinjija sabiex tiġi kkontrollata l-firxa ta' dan l-istess virus. M'hemmx għalfejn noħolqu allarm. Għandna dak kollu meħtieġ sabiex nikkontrollaw din il-pandemija, iżda rridu nagħtu prijorità għal sistemi robusti ta' sorveljanza, contact tracing, testijiet, tramettenti, prevenzjonijiet, kontrolli u anke skambju ta' informazzjoni u riċerka. Il-prevenzjoni sabiex din it-tifqigħa ma teskalax għal pandemija oħra mhux biċċa xogħol għal pajjiż wieħed jew entità waħda, iżda għalina lkoll.</p></td><td width="16"> </td></tr> <tr><td width="70"> </td><td width="5"> </td><td align="left" valign="bottom"><img src="/doceo/data/img/hr.gif" width="100%" height="1" alt="" /></td><td align="right" width="16"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="buttondocwin"><tbody><tr><td align="center"><a href="#top" title="Top"><img src="/doceo/data/img/navi_top.gif" width="16" height="16" border="0" alt="" /></a></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></table> <a name="2017001467358"></a> <table width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0"> <tr><td width="70" align="center" valign="top"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="photoframe_blue"><tr><td><img alt="MPphoto" src="/mepphoto/256829.jpg" align="right" width="50" height="63" onerror="this.onerror='';this.src='/doceo/data/img/photo_generic.gif'" /></td></tr></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><a title="Vidjow tat-taħditiet" href="/plenary/mt/vod.html?mode=unit&vodLanguage=MT&playerStartTime=20240918-17:41:02&playerEndTime=20240918-17:43:04" target="_blank"><img width="26" height="24" src="/doceo/data/img/vod_one_speaker.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></td><td width="5"> </td><td align="left" valign="top"> <p class="contents"><img src="/doceo/data/img/arrow_summary.gif" align="absmiddle" alt="" /> <span class="doc_subtitle_level1_bis"><span class="bold">Σάκης Αρναούτογλου (S&D).</span></span> – Κύριε Πρόεδρε, κυρία Επίτροπε, πραγματικά ένα τεράστιο ευχαριστώ για το έργο σας όλα αυτά τα χρόνια. Η εξάπλωση της ευλογιάς των πιθήκων μάς υπενθυμίζει ότι οι κρίσεις αυτές δεν γνωρίζουν σύνορα και η ευημερία των πολιτών μας είναι αλληλένδετη με την ικανότητά μας να ανταποκρινόμαστε έγκαιρα και συντονισμένα. Σε αυτό το πλαίσιο, θα ήθελα να τονίσω τέσσερις βασικούς άξονες στους οποίους θα πρέπει να επικεντρωθούμε.</p> <p class="contents">Πρώτον, συντονισμός και συνεργασία μεταξύ των κρατών μελών. Διασφάλιση μιας κοινής ευρωπαϊκής στρατηγικής για την πρόληψη και την αντιμετώπιση της ευλογιάς των πιθήκων. Ανταλλαγή των πληροφοριών —σημαντικότατη κατ' εμέ— αλλά και πόρων και επιστημονικών δεδομένων, ώστε να αποφευχθεί ο κατακερματισμός των προσπαθειών μας.</p> <p class="contents">Ενίσχυση των συστημάτων υγείας, καθώς και της επιτήρησης. Πρέπει να επενδύσουμε σε εξοπλισμό, ιατρικό προσωπικό και ερευνητικά προγράμματα, έτσι ώστε να είμαστε καλύτερα προετοιμασμένοι για μελλοντικές υγειονομικές προκλήσεις.</p> <p class="contents">Σημαντική είναι και η ενημέρωση και η ευαισθητοποίηση των πολιτών. Αυτοί —και όλοι μας— πρέπει να είμαστε κατάλληλα ενημερωμένοι για τα μέτρα πρόληψης και τη φύση της ευλογιάς των πιθήκων. Η διάδοση επιστημονικά τεκμηριωμένων πληροφοριών θα συμβάλει στη μείωση του πανικού αλλά και της παραπληροφόρησης, ενώ θα ενισχύσει την εμπιστοσύνη των πολιτών στα υγειονομικά μέτρα που λαμβάνονται.</p> <p class="contents">Επένδυση θα πρέπει να γίνει στην έρευνα και στην υιοθέτηση στρατηγικών και, επίσης, στην πρόληψη της εξάπλωσης των ζωονόσων σε μεγάλες γεωγραφικές περιοχές λόγω της κλιματικής αλλαγής. Και, φυσικά, σημαντική είναι και η συνεργασία με τον Παγκόσμιο Οργανισμό Υγείας και τρίτες χώρες.</p> <p class="contents">Θέλω επίσης να τονίσω κάτι πολύ βασικό, που το λέω πάντα: μόνο ενωμένοι μπορούμε να διασφαλίσουμε ένα υγιές μέλλον για τους πολίτες της Ευρώπης. Η αλληλεγγύη είναι η ασπίδα μας.</p></td><td width="16"> </td></tr> <tr><td width="70"> </td><td width="5"> </td><td align="left" valign="bottom"><img src="/doceo/data/img/hr.gif" width="100%" height="1" alt="" /></td><td align="right" width="16"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="buttondocwin"><tbody><tr><td align="center"><a href="#top" title="Top"><img src="/doceo/data/img/navi_top.gif" width="16" height="16" border="0" alt="" /></a></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></table> <a name="2017001467360"></a> <table width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0"> <tr><td width="70" align="center" valign="top"> </td><td width="5"> </td><td align="left" valign="top"> <p class="contents"><span class="italic">Solicitudes incidentales de uso de la palabra («catch the eye»)</span></p></td><td width="16"> </td></tr> <tr><td width="70"> </td><td width="5"> </td><td align="left" valign="bottom"><img src="/doceo/data/img/hr.gif" width="100%" height="1" alt="" /></td><td align="right" width="16"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="buttondocwin"><tbody><tr><td align="center"><a href="#top" title="Top"><img src="/doceo/data/img/navi_top.gif" width="16" height="16" border="0" alt="" /></a></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></table> <a name="2017001467361"></a> <table width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0"> <tr><td width="70" align="center" valign="top"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="photoframe_blue"><tr><td><img alt="MPphoto" src="/mepphoto/257067.jpg" align="right" width="50" height="63" onerror="this.onerror='';this.src='/doceo/data/img/photo_generic.gif'" /></td></tr></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><a title="Vidjow tat-taħditiet" href="/plenary/mt/vod.html?mode=unit&vodLanguage=MT&playerStartTime=20240918-17:43:23&playerEndTime=20240918-17:44:49" target="_blank"><img width="26" height="24" src="/doceo/data/img/vod_one_speaker.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></td><td width="5"> </td><td align="left" valign="top"> <p class="contents"><img src="/doceo/data/img/arrow_summary.gif" align="absmiddle" alt="" /> <span class="doc_subtitle_level1_bis"><span class="bold">Grzegorz Braun (NI).</span></span> – Mr President, so you're all doctors now, and businessmen. You're going to sell some new stuff to poor people who are under your influence, your power or the power of the corrupted governments that you corrupt, creating this huge corruption scheme. Here you go again. You lost your prospects for more money made on so-called pandemics because the so-much-hated-here President Putin has cured the world of pandemics overnight by starting his operation. Now you look for some new victims in Africa. This is shameless. Down with the WHO, down with the European Union that is based on this perpetual need to find new prey, to find new victims of your socialist schemes that obviously cost a lot of money.</p></td><td width="16"> </td></tr> <tr><td width="70"> </td><td width="5"> </td><td align="left" valign="bottom"><img src="/doceo/data/img/hr.gif" width="100%" height="1" alt="" /></td><td align="right" width="16"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="buttondocwin"><tbody><tr><td align="center"><a href="#top" title="Top"><img src="/doceo/data/img/navi_top.gif" width="16" height="16" border="0" alt="" /></a></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></table> <a name="2017001467364"></a> <table width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0"> <tr><td width="70" align="center" valign="top"> </td><td width="5"> </td><td align="left" valign="top"> <p class="contents"><span class="italic">(Fin de las intervenciones con arreglo al procedimiento de solicitud incidental de uso de la palabra («catch the eye»))</span></p></td><td width="16"> </td></tr> <tr><td width="70"> </td><td width="5"> </td><td align="left" valign="bottom"><img src="/doceo/data/img/hr.gif" width="100%" height="1" alt="" /></td><td align="right" width="16"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="buttondocwin"><tbody><tr><td align="center"><a href="#top" title="Top"><img src="/doceo/data/img/navi_top.gif" width="16" height="16" border="0" alt="" /></a></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></table> <a name="2017001467363"></a> <table width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0"> <tr><td width="70" align="center" valign="top"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="photoframe_blue"><tr><td><img alt="MPphoto" src="/doceo/data/img/photo_generic.gif" align="right" width="50" height="63" /></td></tr></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><a title="Vidjow tat-taħditiet" href="/plenary/mt/vod.html?mode=unit&vodLanguage=MT&playerStartTime=20240918-17:45:09&playerEndTime=20240918-17:52:55" target="_blank"><img width="26" height="24" src="/doceo/data/img/vod_one_speaker.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></td><td width="5"> </td><td align="left" valign="top"> <p class="contents"><img src="/doceo/data/img/arrow_summary.gif" align="absmiddle" alt="" /> <span class="doc_subtitle_level1_bis"><span class="bold">Stella Kyriakides, </span></span> <span class="italic">Member of the Commission</span><span class="bold">.</span> – Mr President, honourable Members, I want to thank you all for your many different interventions. I will try and answer as many of the points raised as possible.</p> <p class="contents">I want to start by referring to what MEP Andriukaitis has said, and I want to start with that because a lot of questions were raised about what we have managed to change at the European level in the way that we deal now with public health emergencies such as that we had with COVID. I just want to reaffirm that we have put the European Health Union in place – together with this Parliament, together with the Member States, with the Commission – we put it in place to exactly ensure preparedness, to ensure swift response and to ensure protection of European citizens. But we also put it into place to show global solidarity with our partners. This is why it is important, as has been raised, to continue working in that direction to reach a successful pandemic agreement, which needs to be balanced in order to address full prevention, preparedness and response cycle in equal manner, and already the amended IHR Regulations form one part of this infrastructure.</p> <p class="contents">So COVID – which did exist, does exist – has cost thousands of lives, and there are thousands more European citizens living now with the effects of long COVID. I want to thank also MEP Temido for raising the importance and the difference between the competencies that we have at EU level with health.</p> <p class="contents">A great deal was said, and I want to stay on the science that was also mentioned. I think it was MEP Castillo who mentioned the science about the current situation of Mpox in Europe. Currently we only have one case which has been reported in Sweden. It was a person that was infected during a stay in the part of Africa where there is a major Mpox outbreak, and outside Europe there was only one other case reported and that was in Thailand. But this does not mean that we shouldn't continue as a Commission and together with ECDC to monitor any new reports.</p> <p class="contents">What is important – because a great deal was said about the donations of vaccines – I wanted to just say to those who have raised this point that we know that worldwide there are a limited number of doses of the Mpox vaccine available. Bavarian Nordic is the only manufacturer whose vaccine does have EU marketing authorisation and in the short term, with Team Europe, we're donating half of the vaccines requested by the Africa CDC and other partners, such as the United States and Japan, will also be delivering vaccines, and we're continuously consulting the Member States on the possibility to donate additional vaccines and therapeutics. There are challenges on the ground in doing this, and we are working together with the WHO and the CDC and UNICEF in order to be able to overcome them.</p> <p class="contents">We also heard a great deal about the way that we have worked since COVID. Many of you have mentioned that borders do not contain viruses, and this is why it is important that, together with HERA, which is working with Member States, we are ensuring that there are vaccines available in the Member States. At the moment, there is no indication that they require more vaccines than those already available. The Africa CDC is working very closely, not only with the WHO, as was mentioned, but also with the ECDC.</p> <p class="contents">On the question of the safety of the Mpox vaccine, and because adolescents were specifically mentioned, I just wanted to say that at the moment the EMA, the European Medicines Authority, is expected to adopt in the coming days its opinion regarding the extension of use for adolescents of this vaccine. I also wanted to just assure, for those following this debate, once again, that it is the European Medicines Authority that ensures that we have safe and effective medicines and vaccines available in the EU and it is the EMA that is also monitoring closely any possible side effects for all medicines that we have.</p> <p class="contents">Donating vaccines is not only a matter of solidarity – and this needs to be said – it is also a matter of good health policy, because the best way to effectively tackle any pandemic or any other health crisis is to intervene in the regions that are most affected. The effectiveness requires that we deliver vaccines quickly, which is exactly what we are doing today in the case of Mpox. But, of course, each Member State, when deciding on donations – which are a national competence – needs to reflect on the number of vaccines they're donating and the number of vaccines they are stockpiling.</p> <p class="contents">Because a great deal was said – and I will end with this, although I could go into many of the other points, but I need to end with this – about the transparency and the contracts for COVID-19, I just want to be very clear that transparency has always been at the top of our priorities when we were negotiating contracts on COVID and that the Commission throughout that was proactively communicating on the state of play of all negotiations and the ensuing contracts. We kept the European Parliament informed of the state of play of the negotiations and the contracts. Member States were participating directly in the negotiations, and they are fully aware, and transparency and accountability are at the heart of the Commission's response to COVID-19. They have been of the highest priority to this Commission, and, of course, we will continue to act in this way.</p> <p class="contents">I'm very sorry that I have exceeded my time, but a great deal was heard that I needed to reply to because, ultimately, what we need to understand is that we all have a mission, and our mission is to protect the health not only of our citizens, but to have a global perspective to health, where public health threats are concerned. That is exactly what we have been doing for the last five years, and that is, I am sure, what you will continue to do.</p></td><td width="16"> </td></tr> <tr><td width="70"> </td><td width="5"> </td><td align="left" valign="bottom"><img src="/doceo/data/img/hr.gif" width="100%" height="1" alt="" /></td><td align="right" width="16"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="buttondocwin"><tbody><tr><td align="center"><a href="#top" title="Top"><img src="/doceo/data/img/navi_top.gif" width="16" height="16" border="0" alt="" /></a></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></table> <a name="2017001467365"></a> <table width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0"> <tr><td width="70" align="center" valign="top"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="photoframe_blue"><tr><td><img alt="MPphoto" src="/mepphoto/125042.jpg" align="right" width="50" height="63" onerror="this.onerror='';this.src='/doceo/data/img/photo_generic.gif'" /></td></tr></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><a title="Vidjow tat-taħditiet" href="/plenary/mt/vod.html?mode=unit&vodLanguage=MT&playerStartTime=20240918-17:52:54&playerEndTime=20240918-17:53:11" target="_blank"><img width="26" height="24" src="/doceo/data/img/vod_one_speaker.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></td><td width="5"> </td><td align="left" valign="top"> <p class="contents"><img src="/doceo/data/img/arrow_summary.gif" align="absmiddle" alt="" /> <span class="doc_subtitle_level1_bis"><span class="bold">El presidente.</span></span> – Se cierra el debate.</p></td><td width="16"> </td></tr></table></td></tr></table><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5"><tr class="footerdocwin"><td>Aġġornata l-aħħar: 30 ta' Ottubru 2024</td><td align="right"><a target="_blank" href="/legal-notice/mt">Avviż legali</a> - <a target="_blank" href="/privacy-policy/mt">Politika tal-privatezza</a></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></body></html>