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听听President. 鈥� The next item is the oral question to the Commission, tabled by Bernd Lange on behalf of the Committee on International Trade, on the opening of negotiations of an agreement with the United States of America on strengthening international supply chains of critical minerals () (O-000037/2023 鈥� B9-0027/2023).

听听Bernd Lange, Verfasser. 鈥� Herr Pr盲sident, Frau Kommissarin, liebe Kolleginnen und Kollegen! Herzlichen Dank, dass ich die Frage vorstellen kann. Und die schlie脽t nat眉rlich an die Diskussion an, die wir gerade hatten.

Wir wollen in der Europ盲ischen Union die Versorgung mit kritischen Rohstoffen st盲rken. Und nun verhandeln wir mit den Vereinigten Staaten ein m枚gliches Abkommen 眉ber kritische Rohstoffe. Da tauchen nat眉rlich einige Fragen auf.

Aber vielleicht noch einmal zum Hintergrund: Sie wissen alle, wir leben in einer sehr fragmentierten Globalisierung. Wir sehen 眉berall mehr und mehr Ma脽nahmen des Protektionismus. Und eine davon ist sicherlich der Inflation Reduction Act in den Vereinigten Staaten, wo mit sehr viel Subventionen lokale Produktion gest盲rkt wird und damit europ盲ische Anbieter ausgeschlossen werden. Wir verhandeln lange in verschiedenen Sektoren mit den Vereinigten Staaten dar眉ber, um hier einen Ausgleich zu schaffen, weil es kann im Grunde nicht sein, dass durch so eine Politik auch Investitionen aus Europa in die Vereinigten Staaten verlagert werden. Und deswegen haben wir verschiedene Dinge angepackt, um jetzt noch mal einen Ausgleich hinzukriegen.

Dabei kommen nat眉rlich auch die kritischen Rohstoffe in den Blick, weil ein Element des Inflation Reduction Act die F枚rderung 眉ber kritische Rohstoffe ist, weil die Vereinigten Staaten auch unabh盲ngig von kritischen Rohstoffen werden wollen. Die Vereinigten Staaten haben 50听Rohstoffe, die sie als besonders kritisch sehen. In dem Angebot, das die Vereinigten Staaten uns nun gemacht haben, bieten sie uns aber nur f眉nf an hinsichtlich des Zugangs. Und da taucht nat眉rlich die Frage auf, warum ist das so und wie reagiert die Kommission darauf? Zumal wir nat眉rlich gerade auch mit zwei Rohstoffen in einer besonderen Bedr盲ngnis sind, mit Gallium und Germanium, wo ja nun China offenbar Lieferrestriktionen aufbaut.

Zum zweiten wollen die Vereinigten Staaten offenbar nicht, dass wir auch recycelte Rohstoffe m枚glicherweise in die Vereinigten Staaten liefern. In so einer Situation, wo wir ja eigentlich einen shortage hinsichtlich Rohstoffen haben, ist das auch eine Frage. Kriegen wir das hin, dass auch recycelte Rohstoffe dort integriert werden?

Und dann frage ich mich nat眉rlich auch so ein bisschen, und auch der INTA-Ausschuss, wer hat eigentlich einen Benefit davon, wenn wir hier gerade eben diskutiert haben, wir brauchen mehr Rohstoffe in Europa? Wer verkauft eigentlich Rohstoffe in die Vereinigten Staaten und wer profitiert davon? Vielleicht gibt es da ein paar Antworten darauf.

Ich glaube auch, dass wir nat眉rlich sicherstellen m眉ssen, dass diese T眉r, die wir da offen haben, dann auch dazu f眉hrt, dass die anderen T眉ren im Bereich des Inflation Reduction Act auch aufgemacht werden. Das kann ja nur ein erster Schritt sein, um hier ein vern眉nftiges Umgehen miteinander zu finden. Und das hei脽t nat眉rlich auch, dass wir noch mal klar wissen m眉ssen, wenn wir so ein Abkommen schlie脽en, welche Konsequenzen hat das eigentlich f眉r den Zugang im Rahmen des Inflation Reduction Act. Ist das nur beschr盲nkt auf die Rohstoffe oder 枚ffnen sich dadurch auch weitere T眉ren?

Wir unterst眉tzen nat眉rlich die Verhandlungen. Wir unterst眉tzen auch ein Abkommen, aber das muss nat眉rlich WTO-kompatibel sein. Wir wollen jetzt nicht in das Fahrwasser von Protektionismus hineingehen 鈥� das, glaube ich, ist eine wichtige Anforderung.

Um noch etwas sehr Positives zum Schluss zu sagen, dass die USA auch in diesem Abkommen vorschlagen, dass wir st盲rker auf die Arbeitsbedingungen bei der Produktion von Rohstoffen achten, finde ich ausgesprochen gut. Und das sollten wir in allen unseren Diskussionen 眉ber kritische Rohstoffe tun.

听听Elisa Ferreira, Member of the Commission. 鈥� Mr听President, honourable Members, dear Bernd Lange, I am here today on behalf of Vice-President Dombrovskis to address this really important question. A strong transatlantic partnership is a key priority for the European Union in light of the shared geographical and geopolitical challenges the European Union and the United States are facing.

An important element of this is a strong and balanced trade relation. The conclusion of a critical minerals agreement between the European Union and the United States would offer us an opportunity to advance on these objectives. The conclusion of the agreement would offer two trade-related benefits.

The first one is linked to the United States Inflation Reduction Act. This act contains special trade opportunities for critical minerals originating from United States free trade agreement partners. The conclusion of a targeted critical minerals agreement would allow the European Union to receive the same preferential treatment under the Inflation Reduction Act as such United States free trade agreement partners. This preferential treatment would especially benefit European Union mining and chemical companies. The European Union鈥檚 mining and chemical sectors will be able to benefit from the price premium paid for extracted and processed minerals in the United States.

The second benefit comes from the trade facilitation commitments in the agreement itself. They will make it easier and more predictable to trade across the Atlantic in the critical minerals covered by the agreement. This will support the creation of resilient European Union鈥揢nited States supply chains in critical raw materials, offering all European Union industrial sectors reliant on these inputs more security of supply and better business opportunities in the United States.

There has been the question 鈥� you have just put it 鈥� if the agreement will also benefit European Union recycled materials. It is the Commission鈥檚 view that the European Union鈥檚 recycling sector has an essential role in the net-zero and circular economy transition. We therefore aim to ensure that the trade facilitation provisions in the critical materials agreement which we are negotiating with the United States also covers recycled minerals.

However, the United States Inflation Reduction Act鈥檚 provisions specifically limit the acceptable origin of recycled minerals to North America. Therefore, it is unlikely that we will be able to change this limitation through the critical minerals agreement, which would require, in fact, a legislative change in the United States.

Any discussions on how European Union recycled minerals could possibly benefit from the preferential treatment in the Inflation Reduction Act will, therefore, at least for now, take place outside the negotiation of the critical minerals agreement. It is one of the issues which we will take up in the Clean Energy Incentives Dialogue with President von der Leyen and President Biden, launched on 10听March.

In response to 合法博彩网站鈥檚 question, the Commission would also like to confirm that, indeed, our clear objective is to negotiate an agreement that fully respects the European Union鈥檚 existing international obligations, notably under the World Trade Organisation. The European Union proposal for such agreement submitted to the United States on 1 August, and shared with 合法博彩网站 beforehand, reflects exactly this.

There have been also questions linked to the exact list of minerals covered by the agreement. The Commission is seeking that the agreement covers the broadest list of critical minerals and critical raw materials possible. We have therefore proposed to add more minerals to the list proposed by the United States, taking into consideration the list of critical and strategic materials identified in the Critical Raw Materials Act.

The exact list of minerals will need to be established as a result of the negotiations with the United States. However, it must be noted that, in the agreement that the United States struck with Japan, only minerals that are key for electrical vehicles are listed.

The Commission would also like to emphasise that the conclusion of the agreement will be supportive to the overarching European Union objective of a critical raw materials club.

听听Danuta Maria H眉bner, on behalf of the PPE Group. 鈥� Mr听President, Commissioner, dear colleagues, negotiations with the United States on the critical minerals agreement are a major step to address some of the EU concerns about the Inflation Reduction Act, and contribute to increasing the extraction, processing and hopefully recycling of critical raw materials in the EU, in particular those of a strategic nature. They can also impact supply-chain dependencies with China, especially when it comes to critical materials and products that are needed for the digital and green transitions, and are of critical importance for EU supply chains.

If we are not watchful, the EU runs the risk of switching addictions from Russian fossil fuels to Chinese raw materials. I trust that no efforts will be spared to ensure the best possible outcome of the negotiations. Thank you, Commissioner, for some good news.

I agree with Mr Lange: it will be important that the final agreement covers all 50 minerals listed in the Inflation Reduction Act. I strongly regret that the scope of the mandate sought by the Commission does not cover recycled raw materials. The EU should push for the inclusion of recycling in the scope of negotiations. I trust that concluding the deal before the end of the year will be feasible and would allow the EU critical raw materials to qualify for the US clean vehicles tax break.

Of course, the CMA would only remedy the concerns 鈥� though big ones 鈥� that the EU faces under the Inflation Reduction Act. In the Inflation Reduction Act, there are more provisions with negative repercussions on the EU industry that go beyond the CMA and which are not compatible with WTO rules, or unfairly disadvantage EU companies on the US market.

Let me conclude by urging the Commission to keep engaging with the US Government to address all our outstanding concerns. We also expect an agreement that will be fully in line with the goals of the EU Critical Raw Materials Act, promote fair competition and facilitate EU鈥擴S trade.

听听Miapetra Kumpula-Natri, on behalf of the S&D Group. 鈥� Mr听President, colleagues, Commissioner, we are talking about the new negotiations on agreements strengthening the supply chains of critical minerals between the EU and the United States. It is a crucial step towards enhanced cooperation on improving transatlantic cooperation that benefits us both.

Today the President of the Commission highlighted in her State of the Union speech that initiatives such as the Critical Raw Materials club are needed to foster international cooperation in critical materials. This would be a concrete step to start a club.

合法博彩网站 will do its part in encouraging the Commission to work towards an ambitious agreement with the United States. I want to thank the Chair, Bernd Lange, for his dedication and work he has put on these efforts.

We should aim to include as many minerals as possible, and recycled raw materials to ensure that EU exporters can be guaranteed a level playing field, as the Inflation Reduction Act gives tax credits for electric vehicles with the US origin, and it includes altogether 50 raw materials.

Agreements should be conducted swiftly, respect appropriate sustainability standards and the protection of workers鈥� rights, and fully respect the EU climate targets, WTO rules and enhance the EU鈥檚 own strategic autonomy. Strategic cooperation based on shared values, such as democracy and respect for human rights, form a solid base for mutually beneficial cooperation and trade.

Working on this cooperation is crucial for fostering supply chains of critical raw materials. There are good titles in tech and trade councils for the United States and the EU. This is part of the crucial steps that we can take. This is not the final but the first step. Bon courage!

听听Catharina Rinzema, namens de Renew-Fractie. 鈥� Voorzitter, Nederland, mijn land, verdient een derde van zijn welvaart aan de export. Maar liefst 2听miljoen banen zijn hieraan te danken. Daarom moeten we nu doorpakken met nieuwe handelsafspraken. Een nieuwe overeenkomst over kritieke mineralen met Amerika is een positieve stap. Maar we hebben veel meer nodig. De EU en Amerika moeten samen de afhankelijkheid van China zoveel mogelijk beperken. We moeten het daarom niet alleen hebben over kritieke mineralen voor batterijen. Dit gaat over veel meer.

(richt zich tot commissaris Ferreira) Daarom wil ik graag dat u, mevrouw, dat de commissie zo snel mogelijk gaat kijken hoe we kunnen profiteren van een nieuwe trans-Atlantische handelssamenwerking. Dit kan de basis leggen voor nieuwe discussies over een handelsverdrag tussen de Europese Unie en de Verenigde Staten.

听听Henrike Hahn, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group. 鈥� Mr President, we Greens appreciate a lot what the Inflation Reduction Act will do for the worldwide climate in the future. It鈥檚 an astonishing piece of legislation with strong social conditionalities as well we can also learn from in the European Union.

It would be my personal wish to have a transatlantic climate alliance to adjust US-EU legislation in a way that the climate and a green, competitive transatlantic economy works the best on both sides of the Atlantic. Nevertheless, there are numerous provisions within the US Inflation Reduction Act that appear to discriminate against European companies.

For Europe it鈥檚 important to have sustainable, circular and resilient supply chains of critical raw materials, and to achieve this we have to broaden the scope of the agreement to include recycled minerals. This expansion aligns perfectly with the objectives set forth in in the EU Critical Raw Materials Act and will play an important role in promoting recycling capacity within the European Union. Recycling is where the European Union can truly bring substantial added value to the table. And I ask the Commission to maintain a transparent and open line of communication with the European 合法博彩网站 to have the best base of informed, powerful, democratic, better decision-making.

听听Michiel Hoogeveen, namens de ECR-Fractie. 鈥� Voorzitter, zoals de negentiende-eeuwse Engelse politicus Richard Cobden ooit zei: 鈥淰rijhandel heeft dezelfde werking op de morele wereld als zwaartekracht op het universum: hij brengt mensen bij elkaar, werpt de tegenstellingen tussen rassen, religies en talen omver en verenigt ons in vrede.鈥�

De geschiedenis leert ons: waar vrijhandel komt, ontstaat welvaart. Waar protectionisme komt, ontstaan spanningen en conflicten. Na jaren van toegenomen vrijhandel en welvaart, lijkt de wereld zich steeds meer in te delen in protectionistische blokken. De Biden-regering heeft met de Inflation Reduction Act ingezet op een economie van subsidies en belastingvoordelen voor alles wat zogenaamd groen is. Dit mag niet ten koste gaan van onze welvaart. De VS verwachten van ons dat we de uitvoer van toptechnologie naar China stopzetten. Tegelijkertijd sparen de VS ons niet met betrekking tot de gevolgen van de Inflation Reduction Act. Gedeelde beleidsdoelstellingen moeten gebaseerd zijn op een gezamenlijke inspanning met een gelijk speelveld. Dat is niet verenigbaar met handelsbarri猫res en discriminatie.

Om de uitdagingen van de 21e听eeuw aan te kunnen, moeten wij toenadering zoeken tot gelijkgestemde partners. Daarom steunen wij de ambitie van de Commissie om een alomvattend verdrag voor kritieke grondstoffen te sluiten, liefst op een gezamenlijke EU-VS-top in oktober. We mogen nu vooral niet in een kramp schieten en zelf een protectionistisch antwoord geven. Laat ons kijken naar onze regels voor staatssteun om een gelijk speelveld te garanderen. Een staatsgeleide economie werkt niet. Daarnaast moeten wij kiezen voor nieuwe handelsverdragen, de regeldruk afbouwen en onze gemeenschappelijke markt opnieuw centraal stellen in het EU-beleid.

Vrijhandel is zowel een morele als een economische doctrine, een kracht van armoedebestrijding, conflictoplossing en verhoging van de welvaart. Laten wij daarom de valse profetie van protectionisme weerstaan en vrijhandel weer omarmen.

听听Marco Campomenosi, a nome del gruppo ID. 鈥� Signor Presidente, signora Commissaria, onorevoli colleghi, la risoluzione ovviamente la sosteniamo anche noi, mi sembra di buon senso. Per貌 ricordo benissimo le reazioni della Commissione quando gli Stati Uniti presentarono questo progetto.

Io non sono un difensore della presidenza Biden, ma loro per raggiungere gli stessi obiettivi che ci diamo noi con la transizione ecologica 鈥� certo, probabilmente hanno violato qualche regola dell'OMC, probabilmente sono stati accusati giustamente di protezionismo 鈥� hanno saputo attirare investimenti privati che noi ci sogniamo e che noi non siamo stati in grado di attirare in questo momento storico importante. E l'hanno fatto con un semplice provvedimento. 脠 chiaro che dobbiamo chiedere loro adesso, con il cappello in mano, di andare l矛 e vedere se anche le nostre imprese potranno beneficiare di questi strumenti.

Ma parlare di protezionismo, essere gli unici nel mondo a difendere i principi e le regole di una OMC che di fatto non esiste pi霉, di un mondo che vede gli Stati Uniti da una parte e la Cina ancora di pi霉 dall'altra fare interessi totalmente opposti rispetto a quelli che sono gli obiettivi di una OMC che oggi, forse nel 2023, non ha pi霉 senso rispetto a come era nata, ecco, non credo che sia utile al nostro sistema produttivo e alla nostra economia.

Addirittura noi qui siamo partiti con un processo legislativo intensissimo sulla transizione ecologica e solo dopo ci siamo accorti che, s矛, forse occorre una strategia sulle materie prime o forse occorre muoversi sulle materie prime critiche in particolare, che poi hanno tutto un tema relativo anche alla raffinazione che 猫 chiaro che ci vede in una situazione di difficolt脿 ma questo lo sapevamo molti di noi lo dicevano gi脿 da prima.

E oggi von der Leyen, nel suo intervento sullo stato dell'Unione, ha detto anche chiaramente che vorr脿 intervenire sull'automobile cinese perch茅 ci sono le sovvenzioni. Benissimo, sono d'accordo, ma 猫 tardissimo. Oggi quella automobile 猫 gi脿 la pi霉 venduta in alcuni paesi dell'Unione, come la Spagna.

Ci sono delle capacit脿 sui costi che era abbastanza facile prevedere e che sono ben diverse da quello che 猫 il costo della transizione nella nostra economia. C'猫 un problema di competitivit脿 che va risolto in maniera concreta e possibilmente rapidamente.

听听Francisco Jos茅 Mill谩n Mon (PPE). 鈥� Se帽or presidente, se帽ora comisaria, a m铆 me parece una buena noticia la apertura de negociaciones para un acuerdo sobre minerales fundamentales o cr铆ticos entre la Uni贸n Europea y los Estados Unidos.

Este acuerdo parece necesario para que nuestras exportaciones de veh铆culos el茅ctricos a los Estados Unidos no se vean perjudicadas por la Ley de Reducci贸n de la Inflaci贸n promulgada el a帽o pasado, como ya se dijo. De esta forma, la industria europea del autom贸vil, que tiene una grand铆sima vocaci贸n exportadora, podr谩 beneficiarse de las subvenciones para veh铆culos limpios concedidas por los Estados Unidos y competir en el mercado estadounidense en igualdad de condiciones con los Estados Unidos y otros pa铆ses terceros: Chile, Corea y Jap贸n. No podemos perder competitividad en esta industria tan importante para Europa.

Yo he tenido ocasi贸n de subrayar varias veces en este hemiciclo que, a mi juicio, fue una l谩stima no haber alcanzado un acuerdo de librecambio con los Estados Unidos en la etapa Obama, cuando los trabajos del llamado ATCI estaban ya muy avanzados. Si lo hubi茅semos logrado, es posible que la situaci贸n ahora hubiera sido mucho m谩s f谩cil e incluso no habr铆amos necesitado este acuerdo.

Voy terminando, se帽ora comisaria, 驴de qu茅 timing, de qu茅 cronograma hablamos? Yo creo que las negociaciones de este acuerdo tienen que celebrarse y concluirse cuanto antes. Tenemos que ser conscientes del momento que vivimos y no perder mucho tiempo porque puede cambiar el a帽o que viene la Administraci贸n en Washington y convertirse la nueva en una Administraci贸n mucho m谩s indiferente hacia la Uni贸n Europea.

听听Tonino Picula (S&D). 鈥� Mr President, Madam Commissioner, colleagues, I support the opening of the negotiations on this agreement while fully underlying the questions that have been formally asked as an introduction to this debate.

I commend the Commission for its efforts and results, and hope that all the existing EU acquis on trade, development and forced labour will be entirely respected with this agreement. Furthermore, this agreement has the potential to address many of our concerns and provide a framework for building sustainable value and supply chains. Still, it鈥檚 not a solution, but a step forward to mitigate the consequences European companies face since the adoption of the Inflation Reduction Act. We must build upon this agreement and cooperate with the countries where those critical minerals originate, while reducing unwanted strategic dependencies.

Our common foreign and trade policies, as well as our geopolitical ambitions, are intertwined and can reach full potential only when they are coherent.

听听Marie-Pierre Vedrenne (Renew). 鈥� Monsieur le Pr茅sident, Madame la Commissaire, pendant des ann茅es, nous avons accru nos d茅pendances, laiss茅 la ma卯trise des cha卯nes d鈥檃pprovisionnement en mat茅riaux critiques 脿 nos rivaux syst茅miques, et nous en payons le prix. Il 茅tait temps de r茅agir et de privil茅gier des approvisionnements avec des partenaires avec qui nous partageons des principes et des valeurs. 脌 ce titre, cet accord avec les 脡tats-Unis trouve sa place.

Mais la politique am茅ricaine n鈥檈st pas toujours l鈥檃mie de l鈥橢urope: remise en cause du cadre de l鈥橭MC, politique protectionniste de l鈥橧RA, sanctions extraterritoriales. Il est donc l茅gitime et sain de nous interroger sur les cons茅quences de cet accord. O霉 se trouve l鈥櫭﹖ude d鈥檌mpact? Comment assurer que les effets de notre r猫glement sur les mati猫res premi猫res critiques ne soient pas remis en cause par cet accord sp茅cifique?

Nous devons certes r茅duire les risques sans compromettre nos relations avec nos alli茅s, mais nous devons le faire avec notre cap, celui de notre autonomie strat茅gique, qui doit rester le pilier de notre politique industrielle et commerciale.

听听Adam Bielan (ECR). 鈥� Mr President, dear Commissioner, today companies are struggling globally with supply chain challenges, exorbitant energy costs and skyrocketing expenses linked to transport and raw materials.

The impact of distortive non-market policies and practices in the field of critical minerals is evident not only hampering growth, but also weakening our supply chains. It is therefore crucial to ensure now a continued dialogue with our strategic partners. Cooperation with the United States will not only foster supply chain diversification, but significantly reduce dependencies, vulnerabilities and uncertainty for key players in these sectors.

I welcome negotiations on the agreement that aims to foster a shared understanding and coordinated action to diversify our supply chains and eliminate these vulnerabilities.

Finally, in line with the resolution of the Committee of on Internal Trade, I support efforts to exploit the Trade and Technology Council in this area.

听听Maximilian Krah (ID). 鈥� Herr Pr盲sident, liebe Kollegen! Wir freuen uns nat眉rlich, dass die Europ盲ische Union das Thema der kritischen raw materials jetzt auf die Tagesordnung hebt.

Aber uns scheint doch, dass die entscheidenden Fragen noch nicht klar sind. Das Erste ist: Wenn wir schon verhandeln, dann sollten wir mit denen verhandeln, die tats盲chlich 眉ber diese Rohstoffe verf眉gen. Das Zweite ist: Um diese Rohstoffe weiter zu verarbeiten, brauchen wir sehr viel Energie, und wir brauchen Technologie. Das gilt auch daf眉r, sie zu gewinnen. Haben wir als Europ盲ische Union diese Technologie und wollen wir sie den L盲ndern zur Verf眉gung stellen? Die dritte Frage, die sich stellt, ist: Wie sieht es denn mit den Kosten aus? Ist das, was wir hier vorhaben, konkurrenzf盲hig zu den Kosten, wenn wir es auf dem Weltmarkt kaufen? Oder bauen wir hier einen unsinnig teuren Weg auf, diese Materialien zu bekommen, mit dem Ergebnis, dass wir sie dann nicht zu konkurrenzf盲higen Preisen f眉r unsere Industrie haben. Es ist also sehr viel zu kl盲ren.

Wir unterst眉tzen die Verhandlungen, aber wir weisen darauf hin, dass wir bef眉rchten, es wird am Ende nicht besser, es wird schlechter.

听听Angelika Winzig (PPE). 鈥� Herr Pr盲sident, Frau Kommissarin! Die USA sind einer der wichtigsten Handelspartner Europas. Mit dem Inflation Reduction Act werden allerdings unsere europ盲ischen Unternehmen diskriminiert und fairer Handel wird eingeschr盲nkt. Daher begr眉脽e ich diese Verhandlungen zu diesem Abkommen, weil wir kritische Rohstoffe ganz, ganz dringend brauchen, dass wir den Green Deal implementieren k枚nnen, aber auch, weil wir Fehlentwicklungen entgegensteuern k枚nnen.

Ziel ist es, dass unsere Unternehmen die gleichen Wettbewerbsbedingungen vorfinden, wie wir ihnen bieten. Und dar眉ber hinaus werden wir mit diesem Abkommen auch gegenseitige Handels-, Arbeits- und Umweltverpflichtungen schaffen. All diese Ma脽nahmen sind nat眉rlich zu begr眉脽en und werden zweifelsohne auch unseren Exportunternehmen zum Vorteil sein. Allerdings, eines muss ja bei Verhandlungen mit den USA immer gesagt werden, und es hat bereits Henry Kissinger gesagt: Amerika hat keine dauerhaften Freunde oder Feinde, sondern nur Interessen.

听听Victor Negrescu (S&D). 鈥� Mr听President, colleagues, in managing the crisis that we are facing, the European Union and the United States have to strengthen the transatlantic partnership by developing their cooperation on all levels. This includes being prepared together for the challenges raised by the new economy and technological transitions.

In this regard, the future of our economies depends on our access to critical raw materials and minerals. We have to make sure all European countries have access to the opportunities offered by these materials.

We also need to develop exploration and exploitation capacities in the Member States that have such resources, like it is the case of my country, Romania.

But most of all we have to develop manufacturing capacities in Europe while protecting our supply chains from our global non鈥攄emocratic competitors. Partnering up with the United States seems an adequate solution. That is why we have to accelerate the process while being transparent and open about our common goals.

Catch-the-eye procedure

听听Maria Grapini (S&D). 鈥� Domnule pre葯edinte, doamn膬 comisar, sigur c膬 卯ntrebarea este binevenit膬. Ce facem cu acordul cu Statele Unite? Cunoa葯te葲i bine c膬 卯n mandatul trecut s-a 卯ncercat acordul TTIP 葯i nu a reu葯it. A fost un e葯ec. Cred c膬 America, prin IRA, practic膬 un protec葲ionism care aduce un dezavantaj companiilor noastre 葯i nu va fi u葯or s膬 negocia葲i, 卯ns膬 Comisia trebuie s膬 duc膬 la bun sf芒r葯it aceast膬 negociere.

Am fost, din partea Parlamentului, Comisia pentru pia葲a intern膬 acum o lun膬 la Washington 葯i ne-am 卯nt芒lnit cu administra葲ia Biden. Poate c膬 e bine acum s膬 pres膬m, p芒n膬 la alegerile din Statele Unite, s膬 卯ncheiem acest acord 葯i cred c膬 trebuie reluat 葯i acordul comercial abandonat, acel TTIP, care s膬 ne asigure o pia葲膬 reciproc膬, Uniunii Europene 葯i Statelor Unite, companiilor din Uniunea European膬 葯i din Statele Unite, 卯nc芒t s膬 nu fim nevoi葲i s膬 apel膬m doar la pia葲a Chinei pentru materialele de... materii prime importante.

听听Bogdan Rzo艅ca (ECR). 鈥� Panie Przewodnicz膮cy! Bardzo ciekawa umowa. Uwa偶am, 偶e nowoczesno艣膰 Unii Europejskiej, Europy mo偶e zosta膰 zachowana w艂a艣nie dzi臋ki dobrym relacjom ze Stanami Zjednoczonymi. To jest nam bardzo wszystkim potrzebne. Musimy wyci膮gn膮膰 wnioski z tych b艂臋dnych polityk, kt贸re prowadzi艂a w minionych latach Komisja Europejska, liderzy europejscy, wi膮偶膮c Uni臋 z Rosj膮 鈥� to by艂 potworny b艂膮d, kt贸ry si臋 teraz m艣ci. Zatem je艣li po艂膮czymy normalno艣膰 gospodarcz膮 Unii Europejskiej ze Stanami Zjednoczonymi, je艣li uda nam si臋 osi膮gn膮膰 to porozumienie, to przede wszystkim skorzystaj膮 na tym firmy, przedsi臋biorstwa i w gruncie rzeczy o to chodzi. Zatem pochwalam porozumienie i uwa偶am, 偶e w tym kierunku powinni艣my zmierza膰, bo wcale wi膮zanie si臋 ze Stanami Zjednoczonymi nie zaszkodzi ani biznesowi, ani Stanom Zjednoczonym, ani Unii Europejskiej, a wr臋cz przeciwnie.

听听Mick Wallace (The Left). 鈥� Mr President, why are we taking the Cold War logic and injecting it into everything? Each day we have stark reminders that the world is teetering on the brink of no return of irreversible climate catastrophe. The answer is global cooperation, but instead we鈥檙e digging down into camps and stoking conflict.

The US-China trade war we are steadily picking a side in. The endlessly expanding sanctions regime, the war in Ukraine, that we鈥檙e doing nothing to stop. The potential war with China that we鈥檙e doing nothing to prevent. There is no world where this trajectory does not lead to multiple global crises worse than anything humankind has ever seen.

The Biden administration keeps repeating that stoking conflict with China and climate action cooperation are compatible. It鈥檚 absolute nonsense! The tit-for-tat sanctions are getting out of control, and the EU 鈥� increasingly acting as a willing puppet of the US 鈥� is looking more and more like the collateral damage in the US game of imperialism.

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听听Elisa Ferreira, Member of the Commission. 鈥� Mr President, honourable Members, the Commission appreciates the valuable comments and questions raised in this debate.

It is clear that we have the same objective. We all want a critical minerals agreement that allows us to reap the economic and political benefits of the transatlantic partnership. And this, answering immediately some of the questions put by some honourable Members, by the end of this year. But we also need to ensure that what we agree on with the United States will respect our European Union approaches and international obligations.

We are therefore looking forward to the European 合法博彩网站鈥檚 continued support on the agreement. The Commission remains ready for further exchanges with the European 合法博彩网站 to keep it informed on how the talks progress. Thank you, President. Thank you, honourable Members. Also, on behalf of my colleague Vice-President Dombrovskis, thank you very much.

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听听Der Pr盲sident. 鈥� Zum Abschluss der Aussprache wurde ein Entschlie脽ungsantrag eingereicht.

Die Aussprache ist geschlossen.

Die Abstimmung findet am Donnerstag, 14.听September 2023, statt.