Iuliu WINKLER

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• “12:50 – 17:13:11): Thank you very much. I am looking now for an ECR or an ECR speaker and since it is not the case, Renew speaker or reporter or shadow reporter? No? So then I turn to the Greens, Anna Cavazini, you have the floor please.”
  EU political integration
• “Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman. Dear colleagues. Uh, I, uh, like yourself said at the beginning of the meeting, I am also prepared with a very long speech of support for this agreement, but I won't have the chance to deliver it since I only have 50s left of my intervention. But in any case, I would like to first, uh, express gratitude and congratulations to chief Negotiator Keenan here with us and to DG trade for for this long and winding road of our EU Australia negotiations. I think that many important aspects have been said also by the previous speakers. Uh, first of all, regarding industry critical raw materials, I would like to emphasise the other agreement which came together with the FTA, which is, uh, which is the Security and defense partnership. And this is very important in enforcing not only the geopolitical importance of the FTA, but the geopolitical importance of our overall relations with the with Australia in the Indo-Pacific context. I think that it's clear from the interventions that there is a political majority in support of the EU Australia agreement, and I think in the following. I don't know how many months Mr. Keenan probably will tell us. We will have to enforce this political majority. So we have a decisive and clear support for the ratification. And as questions. Uh, maybe just, uh, I joined the, uh, vice chair of the agri committee, and I join also previous speakers in asking Mr. Skinner to give us more details on the safeguard mechanism for agriculture for sensitive agricultural products, because this will be something that we will be asked in our constituencies. And it is important for our for our constituents, for our producers, so that this agreement really will be a win win story for all parties involved. Thank you very much.”
  Free trade agreements (FTAs)
• “Thank you very much, chairman, and thank you for this study. And let me start by one, uh, one uh, declaration. I think that the discussion about agriculture and trade often suffers by tunnel vision and insufficient contextualization. So it appears that the problems that trade seems to be generating have to be solved by trade policy. And I do not agree with this. So I salute the study because the study I welcome your your, uh, your analysis because it avoids tunnel vision. And basically, on my understanding, this study recognizes that the trade is not the enemy of the European farmers. Quite the opposite. And if we think that our agri food and our geographic indications are the object of desire all over the world, basically, then I think that that trade and agriculture have to go hand in hand and so they will be successful. I have one question which says you have some you have some recommendations. How can we implement those recommendations? And I give you my answer. And please, uh, if I'm wrong then contradict me. My answer is in three points. First, maintain common agricultural policy after 2028. Consistent as a.”
  Agricultural funding
• “Thank you. Thank you very much, chairman. Commissioner Ivekovic, dear colleagues, so as you just heard, I am not speaking on my behalf, but on behalf of the rapporteur, Mr. Gabriel Mato. And I would like to say on behalf of himself that EU Mercosur agreement is an opportunity to solidify the European Union's role as a global leader in trade. And in this minute that I have two minutes, I would like to emphasise the importance of the agreement, but also the concerns that have been raised regarding the agreement. Uh, we think that the EU, Mercosur is not the problem as an agreement. It is a part of the solution. It is a result of two decades of negotiation. And as it has been said by Commissioner Efovi, it eliminates tariffs. It delivers benefits. It saves 4 billion annually for our exporters. It enhances market access in automotive, automotive, pharmaceuticals and chemical industries. It creates opportunities for European SMEs. It safeguards geographic indications over 350 of them. It protects intellectual property and creates opportunities in the area of public Procurement. It has a crucial strategic dimension which is very, very important. But as our stakeholders are asking in the European Union, this agreement has to be implemented fairly and sustainably.”
  Trade relations with Mercosur
• “12:50 – 17:13:11): Thank you very much. I am looking now for an ECR or an ECR speaker and since it is not the case, Renew speaker or reporter or shadow reporter? No? So then I turn to the Greens, Anna Cavazini, you have the floor please.”
  EU public communication strategy
• “Chairman, thank you very much. On behalf of the EPP, but I would like to make a point of order, because I speak later a little bit as a member of the AG, substitute member of the AG, but my point of order would be a little bit echoing, uh, my, our colleague Deutsche Thomas, about the presence and the role of the European Commission. And I think that this debate is, uh, a beneficiary of the positions of the European Commission. I would not like, because I respect very much also the executive vice president of the commission, the three commissioners who should have been here. But at least if they are not here. So probably we respect them more than they respect us. At least that's what I see now. But if they are not here, at least we could benefit of the messages. Or maybe in a written form or something, because we would like very much to have an un, uh, a sign of the position of the European Commission. We have been already through some European citizens initiative, which have been supported by this Parliament, which have been voted by this Parliament and then which have been refused by the European Commission after the vote of the Parliament. So please help US president to find out what is happening here. Thank you very much.”
  Transparency requirements of EU institutions
• “Eu public policy. My second way of action is a simplification of common agricultural policy, reducing conditionalities, creating new financial instruments for climate obligations, for nature restoration, and for everything else that has been put on the back of our partners. And my third conclusion would be disseminate European Union rules. Very important what you what you conclude in your study. Let's maintain the Brussels effect and let's help third countries to introduce and to apply EU rules or rules that are compatible with EU rules. If you do not agree with my conclusions, please, please say so. I ask you respectfully. Thank you very much.”
  Agriculture (green)
• “Uh, since we are still waiting, then, uh, then let's try to fool the time to fill the time with some information. Also, we heard from our counterparts, which I think is important. We heard some mentions about the WTO and the rules and the willingness to cooperate. I don't know if they were quite formal and formulated for our ears to please, but it's important that we heard from them. And also it is important that some of the interlocutors mentioned an Asean agreement, because now we have, as you know very well, we have Singapore, we have Vietnam, probably sort of the vision or discussion this year in into about Vietnam agreement, five years of implementation. And if we would have this year also and start the procedure of ratification of an Indonesia agreement, then when time will come. I do not know when, maybe in one year, maybe in two years. But there is an awareness on Indonesian side that there is also an intention of EU Asean bloc block to block agreement, which is an interesting idea, even if it's for the future. But we have to keep the fire burning on this idea. Also thank you.”
  Free trade agreements (FTAs)
• “And I think this is, uh, because of the fact that in a system which is like the Vietnam system authority is the one that can solve problems. So, uh, and I'm a little bit, uh, not so happy that I didn't hear from the commission anything about our euro chamber, European chamber in Vietnam because they they are quite active. They have, uh, uh, thousands of more than 1700 member companies. And they, they, uh, Give us this white book each, each each year. And if I look to the most recent white, white book in 2025, then I see the proposals or the, well, the expectancies of the European Union Chamber in Vietnam about streamlining business and investment regulation, about simplification of registration and establishment procedures, about simplifying the work permits, about enhancing legal clarity and interpretation of laws or interpretability of law. And this is also, again a systematic problem because this is a system unfortunately, unfortunately I know the system because I have lived in it for 25 years of my life. I mean, the socialist system improving import export procedures. They have sector specific recommendations. And of course, those issues we cannot solve here in the European Parliament, neither in Brussels. Those have to be solved probably at in Hanoi. And, and, uh, so this, uh, task force probably is a very good instrument, but it's, uh, it's to be kept up, and I don't know how we can keep something like this up. Of course we have, uh, we have, uh, already traditional problems. For example, the the yellow card, the illegal and unreported fishing issue, which is not closed. We have several market access issues and and representative of the commission also spoke about them about many, uh, many, uh, uh, uh, submissions about, uh, about market access also for our industrial products, but also for our agri food and so on and so on.”
  Trade relations with Vietnam
• “Okay. Thank you very much. Uh, Daniel O'Donnell for participating to this to this session. Very informative. We will come back to the topic of EU trade defence instruments later this autumn. Since the International Trade Committee commissioned a study on the shortening and simplifying of EU anti-dumping and anti-subsidy investigations. So, uh, see you later. See you this autumn. And thank you very much, colleagues. I would like to, uh, to take, uh, three minutes of break, uh, until, uh, until 4:00, when we continue with the Sabine Weyand, uh, and our trade discussions. Thank you very much. Merci beaucoup. Good. Hope you will enjoy it. ***13. State of play of EU trade policy (Exchange of views with Sabine Weyand)”
  EU policy on labour exploitation in global supply chains
• “So it has to be clearly beneficial for all the sectors for both parties. And it has if it has or if it brings some undesirable effect, then we have to defend the interests of European stakeholders. For example, European farmers and compensatory measures are crucial. We need to ensure the principle of reciprocity. And this is Commissioner. One point that I would kindly ask you to to to elaborate on, because imported goods must meet the same high standards that we demand of our own producers. I am speaking now of, of farming products and and agri food. We also must prioritize the safeguard clauses and enable a robust compensation fund. So to sum up, chairman, and I see your hammer. Uh, it is the EU. Mercosur is really an opportunity to strengthen European global leadership, to foster sustainable development and build a more resilient economy in the European Union. So we think that we have to seize this moment and to demonstrate that Europe can lead with vision and courage. Thank you very much.”
  Trade relations with Mercosur
• “Okay. Uh, dear colleagues, good afternoon. Uh, I think our time is, uh, is very valuable this afternoon. So I will, uh, directly enter into the next point on our agenda, which, uh, is, uh, very important point, the 43rd annual report on the EU's anti-dumping and anti-subsidy and safeguard activities, and, of course, the use of trade defence instruments by third countries targeting the European Union in the year 2024. And, uh, and we have, uh, our very valuable guest the welcome again to the International Trade Committee, Dennis. And uh, and he is, of course, the chief enforcement Officer of the European Commission, DG trade and. And I think I will skip my introductory notes if you allow. And I hope that this will, uh, gain a few minutes to Dennis. And then of course, our usual questions and answer session will go on as everybody is, uh, is, uh, used to it. So, Denny, I go directly to you, please. You have the floor.”
  EU policy on labour exploitation in global supply chains
• “Also, European companies operating in Indonesia, but also local companies, because we met both categories. Uh, we discussed, uh, so there are a list of problems. I don't think I can list everything because it's a long list. But of course we have to discuss about palm oil and to see how recognition of certification systems can be solved. Maybe as we solved it some years earlier in the conflict minerals dossier by also recognising industry certification schemes. But that would be just an idea. Of course we discussed a lot with about UDR, the deforestation regulation and of course local companies, but also European Union operators and the operators of the program that we have seen on on the ground, the coffee plantation program. Uh, maybe, probably we have to discuss, I don't know, but my opinion would be that, uh, discussion about one more year of prolongation of the application would be something that that we have to consider. Uh, and then, uh, just to go to the conclusions directly, uh, first, I think it was a fruitful delegation and we spoke in one voice, which is very important. And thank you for your leadership.”
  Trade impact on forests
• “That I think was one of the notes then it was about investments and government procurement and the several levels of provincial and federal or not federal, but central government procurement in Indonesia. I think that was that was, uh. Another the another issue and uh certification regarding the automotive sector certification barriers. This is if my notes are correct and I'm sure you will make some comments. Uh, then I have, uh, three more questions. Uh, two more political questions. One is about or two questions are regarding the various memberships of Indonesia in regional organizations. So first of all, it's the membership in the TPP. And our comments here in the European Union, uh, about some hopes that the EU, together with CPTPP and of course, other like minded partners, uh, can make concrete actions in safeguarding the rules based global trading system in an environment which is not exactly inclined to attach much importance to the WTO and to the global trading rules. So is this a real perspective? You this is not a political comment, but but it's a trade policy comment that I'm asking from your your behalf. And my second comment. It's not a question. It's a comment. It's about the membership of Indonesia to BRICs. And even one of our colleagues just mentioned it earlier, a few minutes ago. And I think that coming to the European Parliament, in the committee in the International Trade Committee, you will have to make some comments about this multiple attachment of Indonesia to the OECD, to BRICs and to other organizations, and also simultaneously, uh, simultaneously, uh, signing a free trade agreement with the European Union.”
  EU policy on labour exploitation in global supply chains
• “Thank you. Thank you. Chair. Honestly, the questions I wanted to raise were already raised by my colleagues, so? So I don't need to to repeat it. However, just just one remark. I think that for anything we will apply any, any policy, political policy measures, which we will, we will adopt, we need to keep in mind the reality. And the reality is that on the other side of the Atlantic, there is no our ally anymore. There is a adversary, at least, and maybe even our enemy. Uh, just take please take, please, please into consideration that Mr.. Mr. Trump will always imply the principle America first in all his policies and everywhere in the world. And therefore, we need to focus on our Other interests, and there is absolutely no doubt that America's US interests will be at the forefront for for his policies. And therefore we have to focus on our interests and our needs. So thank you very much. And yeah, my questions were raised. So I'm looking for for answers. Thanks.”
  Relations with NATO
• “Thank you very much, chairman. And also thank you for your remarks. And thank you to the Commission for the information and remarks given. I would like also to make a few comments. Maybe first comment would be linked more generally to Asean because, uh, today, just in this afternoon in the International Trade Committee, we have touched several times Asean. I think Vietnam is one tremendously important player there. I think that we have to make some efforts also in our external action, but also in our trade policy, uh, which, uh, which should be making the distinction between the various members of Asean because there are very important distinguishing, uh, situations. And of course, uh, Vietnam is everything that was said. It's a it's a rapidly. Growing economy. It's a wonderful country. It's, uh, it's a country full of potential, but still, it's a country with a different system. And, uh, we have to understand how such a country functions. And, uh, you, chairman, and I quote you, if I may. You said that we have to accelerate the implementation of the FTA, and I totally agree. Then a few moments earlier, you said that there is a slight unbalance. And here I would say you are very elegant, but you should not be chairman, because the slight unbalance today is the disturbing unbalance of balance of tomorrow. So I think that we have to be very, uh, outspoken in, in addressing this now. And, uh, what what I understand from the approach of the commission and I have read several, uh, several, uh, analyses to praise the visit of Mr. Sefcovic in, uh, in Hanoi and the establishment of the EU Vietnam Task Force.”
  Trade relations with Vietnam
• “19:37 – 17:21:09): Thank you very much and I'm looking to any other speaker in the room. If it is not the case, then Juan Ignacio, maybe on my behalf one or two brief questions. You have spoken about our trade defense tools, about the investment screening and the other tools that we have. In certain circles there is renewing discussion about one specific instrument that could be imagined eventually which is the outbound investment screening. What is your opinion, if any, on such an instrument of outbound investment screening? And my second question to you as a rapporteur would be the another discussion which is periodically coming back which is the buy European provision, which is the European preference in procurement in European Union procurement for specific products. It also came as a question to me when meeting certain partner like-minded partner states that are worried about such a perspective of buy European preference. So what is your opinion on all this as rapporteur for economic security? Those would be my questions and I turn now to the Commission and you have the floor please.”
  "Buy European" provisions
• “Thank you very much, Mr. Sandler. I'm sure that there will be comments and and questions, and I will start the first round of consultation now, of course, with the coordinators of the groups represented for their remarks and questions for two minutes each and I will start with the EPP coordinator. Jürgen, please. The order. Giuliana Zovko, then the floor is yours.”
  EU public communication strategy
• “So all those things, uh, are very important. Uh, from our last discussion in our monitoring group, Mr. Gayle, I have I have my notes here and I have, uh uh, I have taken note about some still unsolved technical problems, and, uh, I will just, uh, read out my notes very briefly. Uh, maybe you can, uh, you can give us some update if those outstanding issues are possible to be solved until September. Are they difficult issues or are you on the way of solving them? So my first question is, uh uh, I'm sure that your answer will be yes, but I want to hear it from you. I mean, I mean, the political agreement which was presented yesterday, uh, has no impediment from technical point of view. That is my question. And it is important because, uh, because I think that we hear. So this this is an agreement I as rapporteur, maybe I'm overoptimistic, but I think that we have the good chance of having a close political group's support for the EU Indonesia Agreement. Of course, each group will have maybe questions or proposals to to to what is happening. But still, I think this is the case that we can support this agreement in the International Trade Committee and then eventually in the European Parliament from the EP side. Certainly we we will have this kind of support. So my, my few notes, uh, it was about market access that still has to be solved for some key European products in on the Indonesian market.”
  EU policy on labour exploitation in global supply chains
• “Thank you very much, chairman, and thank you, Sabine. And thank you, Director General, for your participation. Thank you DG trade. Because work done in such volatile times I think it's not I'm sure it's not an easy work. Volatility and uncertainty are bad for companies are bad for people are bad for our economy. So I welcome the deal as it brings some relative stability and it brings some relative competitiveness advantage. Uh, of course we are debating the deal, but as as our coordinator said for the EPP, I think we have to bear in mind that we will not vote on this deal. We are we are having other submissions that we will have to scrutinise and vote, but not the deal, because the deal is something else. It's a political deal and I think it's no shame on this. It's a situation and we have to we have to see two questions. Uh, everybody says and Commissioner Zivkovic has also said that it's a first step, but then do you see or do you have any elements? It's the first step of an upwards process or of a downwards process. I mean, from the EU point of view, certainly if you have some elements and second question, it was put by many colleagues, WTO compatibility, what a revision clause or sunset clause that will bring us closer to eventually to some semblance of WTO compatibility. Thank you very much.”
  EU policy on labour exploitation in global supply chains
• “Chairman. Thank you very much. Dear colleagues, I would also like to start by congratulating the negotiating teams and everybody who was involved, because this compromise today on our table is better than the solution that was proposed by the commission originally. So also, congratulations for fulfilling the role of our European Parliament, which is from time to time also to put pressure on the Commission and strengthen those proposals which are too feeble for us to accept. Then I would like also to make it clear that this compromise today that we will vote. I'm not doubting it. This is an exception. It is not the new normal for our European Parliament and our trade environment. I think that we in Parliament have to be in the forefront of defending the rules based global trading environment, and I think that we do have to defend the rules for our SMEs, for their predictability and and, and we have to go on, on our road of finding like minded partners to have more trade deals. And we achieve. So through diversification, the maintaining of the global rules based order. And I, of course, will support this compromise. I will support it. Also in the plenary. I ask also the colleagues to do the same. And I think that we are not at the end, but only at the beginning of the long and winding road of the Turnberry deal. Thank you very much.”
  Free trade agreements (FTAs)
• “Thank you very much, chairman. And Mr. O'Donnell, thank you for the presentation and for the fifth report. And I will be very brief. I have a question. It's more a curiosity because I was, uh, I was watching the figures you presented us, and it was that, uh, that presentation of the, uh, domains in which screening was done and it was, uh, energy with 6%. And in phase two it was with only 5%. Isn't that a low percentage? Uh, is that a sort of explanation? I mean, I think that that's a low figure. And if it if I'm right and it's low, then why it is so. And if I'm wrong, then please tell me I'm wrong because it's just a hinge that I. That I asking for. Thank you.”
  Accounting and auditing of EU budget
• “Uh, chairman, thank you very much. And, uh, just not to repeat anything that you have said, but but I think that it was a very timely and very important delegation. I think, and we all participants can witness that. We had three days of full program. So thank you for this, for the organizers, of course, the host, who were very, very hospitable, but also to the our Secretariat and to the EU delegation because it was time quite well used. Uh, about ah. And I want to join you in saying hello to the guests from Hannover, uh, on this committee meeting, uh, Indonesia, because I'm not sure that everybody is so familiar with this country. So let me just say a few figures. 280 million people in Indonesia. Biggest Asean player. And really the dark eminence in Asean, uh, country group. It's the 10th world economy in purchasing power parity terms. 66 million companies out of which 65 million SMEs. So quite. Quite impressive. Not so easy to do business. Uh, Indonesia is the typical protectionist Asian economy. Uh, Minister of Investment told us that, uh, they have something like 1700 types of permitting for investment. So really, it is a nightmare. Uh, I think that, uh, we got positive messages from companies, which is very important for us in the European People's Party.”
  Asia-Pacific
• “Thanks a lot. And this is also my reflection. So we have now around about ten years of provisional application. Ah, I guess our record in not ratification of trade agreement was with Central America. It took 11 years. So will this CETA really, uh, have the new record in not ratification? Or how is the view of the commission? And then we had, uh, of course, the clear perspective that, uh, there is a need for change in some some chapters because it's ten years old. In my understanding, the process of changing now where the agreement is only ratified by 17 out of 27 agreement, it's more or less not possible. So we have to ratify it and then we can renegotiate and change some chapters. Is this the right understanding? Um, from my side. And thirdly, regarding now the actual situation, the commission mentioned last week that they want to make also a WTO case against the tariffs of Mr. Trump. Is there a common approach between Canada and US? Miss, please.”
  EU policy on labour exploitation in global supply chains