{"id":79369,"date":"2021-09-16T03:00:26","date_gmt":"2021-09-16T01:00:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cde.ual.es\/?p=79369"},"modified":"2021-09-16T08:57:52","modified_gmt":"2021-09-16T06:57:52","slug":"state-of-the-eu-covid-19-recovery-climate-and-external-policy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cde.ual.es\/en\/state-of-the-eu-covid-19-recovery-climate-and-external-policy\/","title":{"rendered":"State of the EU: COVID-19, recovery, climate and external policy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cde.ual.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Estado-de-la-union.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-79366 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cde.ual.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Estado-de-la-union.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"641\" height=\"427\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cde.ual.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Estado-de-la-union.jpg 1618w, https:\/\/www.cde.ual.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Estado-de-la-union-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.cde.ual.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Estado-de-la-union-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.cde.ual.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Estado-de-la-union-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.cde.ual.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Estado-de-la-union-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 641px) 100vw, 641px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>\u201cOur Union will be stronger if it is more like our next generation: reflective, determined and caring. Grounded in values and bold in action. This spirit will be more important than ever over the next twelve months.\u201d<br \/>\nUrsula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"charting-the-course-for-the-year-ahead\" class=\"\">Charting the course for the year ahead<\/h2>\n<p>In the Union <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cde.ual.es\/ficha\/2021-state-of-the-union-address-by-president-von-der-leyen\/\">address<\/a> on 15 September 2021, President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen outlined flagship initiatives which the Commission plans to undertake in the coming year. They will among others include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Continuing the vaccination efforts in Europe and speeding up vaccination globally, as well as strengthening the pandemic preparedness<\/li>\n<li>Working on closing the climate finance gap, together with our global partners<\/li>\n<li>Leading the digital transformation that will create jobs and drive competitiveness, while ensuring technical excellence and security of supply<\/li>\n<li>Ensuring fairer working conditions and better healthcare, and creating more opportunities for Europe\u2019s youth to benefit from the European social market economy<\/li>\n<li>Stepping up our cooperation on security and defence, and deepening EU\u2019s partnership with closest allies<\/li>\n<li>Defending European values and freedoms, and protecting the rule of law<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"ep_gridcolumn ep-m_product\" data-view1200=\"6\" data-view1020=\"6\" data-view750=\"10\" data-view640=\"6\" data-view480=\"8\" data-view320=\"4\">\n<div class=\"ep_gridcolumn-content\">\n<div class=\"ep-a_text ep-layout_chapo\">\n<p class=\"ep-wysiwig_paragraph\">MEPs quizzed Commission President\u00a0 about the EU\u2019s most immediate challenges. President of the Commission Ursula von der Leyen started her second State of the European Union address highlighting that, in the biggest global health crisis for a century, the deepest global economic crisis for decades and the gravest planetary crisis of all time, \u201cwe chose to go it together. As one Europe. And we can be proud of it\u201d. She stressed that Europe is among the world leaders in vaccination rates, while sharing half of its vaccine production with the rest of the world. Now the priority is to speed up global vaccination, continue efforts in Europe and prepare well for future pandemics.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ep_gridcolumn ep-m_product\" data-view1200=\"6\" data-view1020=\"6\" data-view750=\"10\" data-view640=\"6\" data-view480=\"8\" data-view320=\"4\">\n<div class=\"ep_gridcolumn-content\">\n<div class=\"ep-a_text\">\n<p>Looking ahead, she noted that \u201cdigital is the make-or-break issue\u201d and announced a new European Chips Act, bringing together Europe\u2019s world-class research, design and testing capacities and coordinating EU and national investments on semi-conductors. On climate change, von der Leyen made clear that \u201csince it is man-made, we can do something about it\u201d. She highlighted that, with the Green Deal, the EU was the first major economy to present comprehensive legislation in this area and promised to support developing countries by doubling funding for biodiversity and pledging an additional \u20ac4 billion for climate finance until 2027 to support their green transition.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ep-wysiwig_paragraph\">Speaking about foreign and security policy, she called for a European Cyber Defence Policy and a new European Cyber Resilience Act and announced a summit on European defence to be held under the French Presidency.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ep-wysiwig_paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.europarl.europa.eu\/meps\/en\/28229\/MANFRED_WEBER\/home\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Manfred WEBER (EPP,DE)<\/a> pointed to the social and economic consequences of the COVID-19 crisis and said that Europe urgently needs to create new jobs, also in the health sector where the EU is leading with COVID-19 vaccines. He pleaded for an EU-US trade emergency programme for the transport and mobility and digital sectors and a plan to cut bureaucracy. European defence should be strengthened with a rapid reaction force, and Europol turned into a European FBI, he concluded.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ep-wysiwig_paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.europarl.europa.eu\/meps\/en\/28298\/IRATXE_GARCIA+PEREZ\/home\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Iratxe GARC\u00cdA (S&amp;D, ES)<\/a> assessed the EU\u2019s fight against the pandemic and its consequences positively: \u201c70% of the population is vaccinated, freedom of movement is again a reality and NextGenerationEU funds are already being distributed\u201d. The transition towards a green economy is also on track, she added, but \u201cwe have not done enough to ensure the wellbeing of citizens\u201d, noting that the crisis has exacerbated inequalities and hit the most vulnerable harder.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ep-wysiwig_paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.europarl.europa.eu\/meps\/en\/197631\/DACIAN_CIOLOS\/home\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dacian CIOLO\u015e (Renew, RO)<\/a> complained that too often, the Commission has been engaging in diplomacy with the Council instead of engaging in policy-making with the Parliament. Emphasising that European values are the foundations of our Union, he urged the Commission to start using the conditionality mechanism set up to protect the EU budget from breaches to the rule of law-in force for almost a year but never applied-, to stop financing illiberal movements in many parts of Europe where judicial independence is being eroded, journalists murdered and minorities discriminated against.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ep-wysiwig_paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.europarl.europa.eu\/meps\/en\/96648\/PHILIPPE_LAMBERTS\/home\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Philippe LAMBERTS (Greens\/EFA, BE)<\/a> demanded more climate ambition: \u201cfaster, higher, stronger: it is high time to apply the Olympic goals to our efforts to save the planet\u201d. He also asked for changes in the fiscal and social systems to ensure a dignified life for all. On external policy, Lamberts noted that only by sharing sovereignty could the EU become a \u201cheavyweight\u201d on the world scene, and made clear that &#8220;\u2019Fortress Europe\u2019 will never be a respected geopolitical player\u201d. Finally, he regretted that EU countries\u2019 main concern over Afghanistan is to avoid any Afghan putting their feet on European territory.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ep-wysiwig_paragraph\">EU citizens do not need \u201cflowery speeches\u201d, they just \u201cwant to be left alone\u201d, said <a href=\"https:\/\/www.europarl.europa.eu\/meps\/en\/190518\/JORG_MEUTHEN\/home\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">J\u00f6rg MEUTHEN (ID, DE)<\/a>. He criticised the Commission\u2019s plans of \u201cmassive expenses\u201d &#8211; for the Green Deal, for the recovery fund, for \u201cFit for 55\u201d, which citizens would have to pay for in the end. He warned of growing bureaucracy and deplored the transition towards green energy, pleading for more nuclear energy.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ep-wysiwig_paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.europarl.europa.eu\/meps\/en\/4465\/RAFFAELE_FITTO\/home\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Raffaele FITTO (ECR, IT)<\/a> warned that \u201cthe NextGenerationEU resources alone are not enough\u201d and demanded a reform of the Stability Pact. He also called for a change in state aid rules and a more autonomous trade policy. \u201cThe environmental transition cannot be tackled without taking into account what is happening in the world and especially the impact on our production system\u201d, he added. On rule of law and Poland, Fitto denounced \u201ca political imposition by a majority that does not respect the competences of individual states\u201d.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ep-wysiwig_paragraph\">According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.europarl.europa.eu\/meps\/en\/190517\/MARTIN_SCHIRDEWAN\/home\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Martin SCHIRDEWAN (The Left, DE)<\/a>, Ms von der Leyen has praised herself but not delivered any answers to today\u2019s problems. He demanded that patent protection for vaccines be removed and deplored that the 10 richest billionaires in Europe have further increased their fortunes during the pandemic while one in five children in the EU is growing up in or at risk of poverty.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ep-wysiwig_paragraph\"><strong>Speakers:<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ep_gridcolumn ep-m_product\" data-view1200=\"6\" data-view1020=\"6\" data-view750=\"10\" data-view640=\"6\" data-view480=\"8\" data-view320=\"4\">\n<div class=\"ep_gridcolumn-content\">\n<div class=\"ep-a_text\">\n<p>You can listen to the individual interventions<\/p>\n<p class=\"ep-wysiwig_paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.europarl.europa.eu\/plenary\/en\/vod.html?mode=unit&amp;vodLanguage=EN&amp;vodId=bd353a3a-6cae-4a2b-f562-ed12fc441db2&amp;date=20210915\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ursula VON DER LEYEN<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"ep-wysiwig_paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.europarl.europa.eu\/plenary\/en\/vod.html?mode=unit&amp;vodLanguage=EN&amp;vodId=1a2317cf-8c91-f19a-59f4-c595ebe263e8&amp;date=20210915\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Manfred WEBER<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"ep-wysiwig_paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.europarl.europa.eu\/plenary\/en\/vod.html?mode=unit&amp;vodLanguage=EN&amp;vodId=a8bb642c-5b1f-df2f-86b2-3d91f7c2bfa7&amp;date=20210915\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Iratxe GARC\u00cdA P\u00c9REZ<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"ep-wysiwig_paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.europarl.europa.eu\/plenary\/en\/vod.html?mode=unit&amp;vodLanguage=EN&amp;vodId=01aa6229-e8c9-ba6b-8bf8-69fbb41f7b25&amp;date=20210915\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dacian CIOLO\u015e<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"ep-wysiwig_paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.europarl.europa.eu\/plenary\/en\/vod.html?mode=unit&amp;vodLanguage=EN&amp;vodId=c474c940-5984-2ae9-8115-fba1f9f11192&amp;date=20210915\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Philippe LAMBERTS <\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"ep-wysiwig_paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.europarl.europa.eu\/plenary\/en\/vod.html?mode=unit&amp;vodLanguage=EN&amp;vodId=9792433b-ecd0-e948-cf52-47c18e30e206&amp;date=20210915\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">J\u00f6rg MEUTHEN<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"ep-wysiwig_paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.europarl.europa.eu\/plenary\/en\/vod.html?mode=unit&amp;vodLanguage=EN&amp;vodId=c2dec521-69f0-f136-6a36-af487040dee6&amp;date=20210915\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Raffaele FITTO<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"ep-wysiwig_paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.europarl.europa.eu\/plenary\/en\/vod.html?mode=unit&amp;vodLanguage=EN&amp;vodId=413ca353-5994-cca0-849b-cdf6904efc95&amp;date=20210915\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Martin SCHIRDEWAN<\/a><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"ep-wysiwig_paragraph\">More information:<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cde.ual.es\/ficha\/2021-state-of-the-union-address-by-president-von-der-leyen\/\">Read here the State of the Union Address by President von der Leyen<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Watch the <a href=\"https:\/\/multimedia.europarl.europa.eu\/en\/debate-on-state-of-union-2021_20210915-0900-SPECIAL-OTHER_vd\">full debate<\/a> and a <a href=\"https:\/\/multimedia.europarl.europa.eu\/en\/state-of-the-european-union-2021-debate-highlights-of-the-group-leaders-statements_I210638-V_v\">selection of extracts<\/a> from the group leaders&#8217; speeches.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.europarl.europa.eu\/news\/es\/press-room\/20210910IPR11905\/estado-de-la-ue-lucha-contra-el-covid-recuperacion-clima-y-politica-exterior\">European Parliament<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cOur Union will be stronger if it is more like our next generation: reflective, determined and caring. 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