欧洲经济共同体的运作和世界上更强大的欧盟（辩论）
https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/CRE-9-2023-03-13-ITM-017_EN.html
2023 年 3 月 13 日 - 斯特拉斯堡 修订版
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克莱尔·戴利（左）。 – 主席先生，具有讽刺意味的是，我们正在以“世界上更强大的欧盟”为标题来看待欧洲对外行动署的未来，而事实是世界——尤其是世界上大多数人口居住的地方 北半球以外的国家——对欧盟的软弱及其对美帝国的屈从表示怀疑，即使这公然违背了我们自己的利益。
我们没有倡导欧洲和平，通过对话和外交克服分歧和困难，而是充当了北约的棋子——被军事工业联合体俘获，实施制裁。 现在我们面临着能源危机、生活成本危机、家门口愤怒的核电以及《通货膨胀削减法案》。
如果我们想变得更强大，就停止玩美国的战争游戏，停止对抗我们的贸易伙伴，停止干涉并试图在我们不喜欢的国家进行政权更迭，停止掠夺南半球——他们不会接受你们的殖民主义 不再了。 如果你想变得更强大，那就捍卫国际法、联合国原则、多边主义，换句话说，那就与你现在所做的相反。
米克·华莱士（左）。 – 总统先生，我们正在谈论世界上一个更强大的欧盟。 如果我们希望世界上有一个更强大的欧盟，我们就会有一个优先考虑和平而不是战争的欧盟。 除了战争之外，总有其他选择。 当俄罗斯入侵乌克兰时，这是100%非法的。 有一个替代方案，但他们没有接受。 但北约东扩也无济于事。 它有助于破坏该地区的稳定。 自 2014 年以来，美国和北约对乌克兰的介入并没有起到任何帮助作用。
自战争爆发以来，欧盟未能开展外交和对话，这对事情没有任何帮助。 我们对利比亚、阿富汗、伊拉克战争的支持无济于事。 您希望世界上有一个什么样的强大欧洲？ 世界对战争不感兴趣，但我们却在推动战争。 我们在欧洲实行军事化。 我们正在增加军火工业的利润。 我们为什么要走这条路？ 想要和平的欧洲到底发生了什么？ 我们正在失去情节，我们确实如此。 我们现在正在向乌克兰注入武器，因为乌克兰将获胜。 没有人会赢得乌克兰战争。 这绝对是疯狂的。 只要我们继续向实战中投入武器，乌克兰人就会每天死去越来越多的人。
弗兰斯·蒂默曼斯，委员会执行副主席。 – 主席先生，用两个词来说，我要感谢众议院对这次讨论的贡献，但我不得不对刚才所说的话做出反应。 恕我直言，米克知道我尊重他所做的工作，让我们花一分钟时间把事情搞清楚。
我们正在受到一个对欧洲抱有帝国主义愿景的人的攻击。 他否认乌克兰人是他们的民族。 他绑架儿童是为了将他们重新教育成俄罗斯人，因为他否认乌克兰民族的存在。 他正在轰炸公寓楼、学校和医院。 他们正在犯下最残暴的战争罪行。 你是说我们不应该帮助乌克兰人自卫？
如果我们不支持乌克兰进行一场生死攸关的斗争，我们就会站在历史的错误一边。 如果乌克兰被俄罗斯压垮，普京不会就此罢休。 摩尔多瓦将是下一个。 他将关注波罗的海国家等。他的意识形态迫使他这样做。 所以我们需要面对他，我们需要团结一致。
多年来他一直试图分裂我们，这就是为什么他一直在减少对欧洲的能源出口。 通货膨胀主要是他和他的行为造成的，导致能源价格上涨，食品价格上涨。 我完全赞成和平，但你不会与一个试图入侵你的大陆并将其他民族置于他的控制之下的疯子谈判。
国际法最基本的规则遭到违反。 您需要尊重国际边界。 面对这种侵略，我们今天的欧洲比以往任何时候都更需要团结。 我必须非常坦白地告诉你：我很感激跨大西洋的纽带帮助我们度过了难关。 我感谢美国和加拿大参与这场争取我们自由的生存斗争。 但我最感谢这些乌克兰男女，他们今天每天都在为捍卫我们的自由、我们的价值观和我们的社会愿景而献出生命。
不要对普京先生的意图抱有任何幻想。 不要假装不支持乌克兰，我们就会支持和平。 我们会让事情变得更糟。
这是对我们的未来具有决定性作用的时刻，尊敬的会员们，我们要么站起来反对这个独裁者，要么我们就输了
The functioning of the EEAS and a stronger EU in the world (debate)
https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/CRE-9-2023-03-13-ITM-017_EN.html
| 13 March 2023 - Strasbourg | Revised edition |
Clare Daly (The Left). – Mr President, it’s ironic that we are looking at the future of the European External Action Service under the title ‘a stronger EU in the world’, when the truth is that the world – particularly the places where the majority of the world’s population live outside the global north – are shaking their heads in disbelief at the weakness of the European Union and its subservience to US empire, even when it’s blatantly against our own interests.
Instead of championing peace in Europe, overcoming differences and difficulties through dialogue and diplomacy, we’ve acted as a pawn for NATO – captured by the military industrial complex, imposing sanctions. And now we have an energy crisis, a cost of living crisis, an angry nuclear power on our doorsteps and the Inflation Reduction Act.
If we want to be stronger, stop playing US war games, stop antagonising our trading partners, stop interfering and trying to have regime change in countries we don’t like, stop robbing the global south – they’re not going to take your colonialism anymore. If you want to be stronger, stand up for international law, for UN principles, multilateralism, in other words, the opposite of what you’re doing now.
Mick Wallace (The Left). – Mr President, we’re talking about a stronger EU in the world. If we want a stronger EU in the world, we’ll have an EU that prioritises peace rather than war. There is always an alternative to war. When Russia invaded Ukraine, it was 100% illegal. There was an alternative and they didn’t take it. But NATO’s expansion eastwards didn’t help matters either. It helped to destabilise the area. US and NATO involvement in Ukraine since 2014 haven’t helped matters.
The failure of the EU to engage in diplomacy and dialogue since the war started hasn’t helped matters. Our support for wars in Libya, Afghanistan, Iraq hasn’t helped matters. What kind of a strong Europe do yous want in the world? The world is not interested in war, but we are promoting it. We are militarized in Europe. We’re increasing the profits of the arms industry. Why are we going down this path? Whatever happened to the Europe that wanted peace? We’re losing the plot, we are. We’re pumping arms now into Ukraine on the basis that Ukraine are going to win. There’s nobody going to win the war in Ukraine. This is absolute madness. And the Ukrainians are going to die more and more every day as long as we keep pumping arms into a live war.
Frans Timmermans, Executive Vice-President of the Commission. – Mr President, in two words, I will thank the House for the contribution to this discussion but I cannot but react to what was just said. With all due respect, and Mick knows I respect him for the work he does, let’s set things straight for just one minute.
We are being attacked by a man who has an imperialistic vision of Europe. He denies the Ukrainians their nation. He is abducting children to re-educate them to become Russians because he denies the Ukrainian nation its existence. He’s bombing apartment complexes, schools and hospitals. They are committing the most atrocious war crimes. And you’re saying we should not help Ukrainians defend themselves?
We would be we would be on the wrong side of history if we did not support Ukraine in what is for them an existential struggle. If Ukraine is overwhelmed by the Russians, Putin will not stop there. Moldova will be next. He will be looking at the Baltic States, etc., etc. His ideology compels him to do this. So we need to confront him and we need to do it in unity.
He’s been trying to divide us for years, that’s why he’s been reducing energy exports to Europe. The inflation is caused mainly by him and by his actions, which leads to higher energy prices, higher food prices. I’m all for peace, but you don’t negotiate with a madman who’s trying to invade your continent and put other peoples under his control.
The most fundamental rules of international law have been violated. You need to respect international borders. And our European unity today is needed more than ever before in the face of this aggression. And I have to tell you, very frankly: I’m grateful for the transatlantic bond that gets us through this. I’m grateful for the American engagement and the Canadian engagement in this existential struggle for our freedom. But I’m most grateful to these Ukrainian men and women who are dying today, every day, to defend also our freedom, our values, our vision of society.
And don’t have any illusions about Mr Putin’s intention. Don’t pretend that by not supporting Ukraine, we would be supporting peace. We would be making things much, much worse.
This is a moment of a decisive element in our future, honourable members, we either stand up against this dictator or we lose everything we hold dear.
