Activities of Emma RAFOWICZ
Plenary speeches (1)
Facing fake news, populism and disinformation in the EU - the importance of public broadcasting, media pluralism and independent journalism (debate)
Written explanations (3)
EU/USA Agreement on launch of Galileo satellites from U.S. territory
Afin d'assurer les lancements de satellites Galileo nécessaires à la continuité des services du système européen de positionnement par satellite, le Conseil a autorisé l'ouverture de négociations entre l'UE et les États-Unis en vue d'un accord établissant des procédures de sécurité pour le lancement de satellites Galileo à partir du territoire américain.L'accord a été signé le 25 mars 2024 et nécessite l'approbation du Parlement européen. C’est un vote purement formel, les satellites ayant déjà été envoyés par SpaceX en avril et juillet dernier. J’ai voté en faveur, car il était, pour cette fois, nécessaire d’avoir recours à des lanceurs non européens, ici américains, afin d’assurer la continuité des services fournis par Galileo. Cette situation s'explique en grande partie par le retard pris par le programme européen Ariane 6 et la fin de la coopération entre l'Agence spatiale européenne et la Russie et donc, l'impossibilité de recourir au lanceur russe Soyouz suite à la guerre d'agression de la Russie contre l'Ukraine. Notre priorité reste de développer une industrie spatiale européenne solide, capable d'assurer sur ce secteur comme dans d'autres, la souveraineté européenne pour laquelle nous nous battons.
Situation in Venezuela
Pour l’un des premiers votes de cette nouvelle législature, le PPE a délibérément choisi de s’allier à l’extrême droite afin de rédiger et de faire adopter une résolution sur la crise politique au Venezuela. Cette décision marque un tournant gravissime pour notre démocratie. Je défends qu’aucun groupe démocratique et pro-européen ne doit travailler main dans la main avec l’extrême droite au sein du Parlement européen.Afin de marquer mon opposition fondamentale à cette stratégie et en conformité avec notre politique de cordon sanitaire, je n’ai pas participé au vote final sur cette résolution.J’ai participé aux votes sur les amendements afin d’en améliorer le contenu et de condamner avec la plus grande vigueur l'autocratie du régime Maduro, sa dérive ultra-répressive, ainsi que l’obstruction évidente du processus électoral lors des élections présidentielles. Je me suis prononcée en faveur de la libération immédiate de tous les prisonniers politiques, de la fin des poursuites contre les opposants, de la poursuite de Maduro pour crimes contre l’humanité et de l’imposition de sanctions contre les responsables des violations systémiques des droits humains.
Urgent need to revise the Medical Devices Regulation
La résolution commune met en exergue les problématiques liées à la mise en application des règlements sur les dispositifs médicaux de 2017. D’une part, de nombreuses demandes d’autorisation des producteurs transmises aux organismes notifiés restent incomplètes, ce qui crée des retards d’homologation. D’autre part, les organismes notifiés eux-mêmes font face à des manques de ressources qui ralentissent les procédures. Enfin, il n’existe pas de mécanismes harmonisés européen permettant de surveiller les stocks de dispositifs médicaux et de prévenir efficacement les ruptures d’approvisionnement. Ces problèmes d’implémentation ont conduit à retarder la mise en application de nombreuses mesures du règlement révisé en 2017.Au travers de cette résolution, le groupe Socialistes & Démocrates et sa délégation française soutiennent la nécessité pour la Commission de mettre en place des actions rapides pour pallier les difficultés les plus urgentes. Enfin, toute révision future des règles en vigueur devra être construite à partir des conclusions de l’étude d’impact actuellement menée par la Commission, et devra trouver un équilibre entre faciliter l’accès aux dispositifs médicaux pour le plus grand nombre de patients, soutenir l’innovation des PME et garantir un haut niveau de contrôle nécessaire pour protéger les patients qui utilisent ou reçoivent un dispositif médical.
Written questions (1)
Use of Pegasus and other types of spyware in Slovakia
Amendments (9)
Amendment 3 #
2024/2081(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 15 a (new)
Citation 15 a (new)
– having regard to Recommendation No R (84) 10 of 21 June 1984 of the Council of Europe’s Committee of Ministers to Member States on the criminal record and rehabilitation of convicted persons,
Amendment 6 #
2024/2081(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 24 a (new)
Citation 24 a (new)
– having regard to the EU LGBTIQ Equality Strategy 2020-2025,
Amendment 147 #
2024/2081(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 a (new)
Paragraph 27 a (new)
27a. Condemns the growing backlash against the right to abortion worldwide; stresses that restricting access to that right by making it into an offence merely results in encouraging recourse to clandestine and unsafe abortions; deplores the fact that the right to abortion is not fully recognised as a matter of public health and a fundamental right;
Amendment 151 #
2024/2081(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
Paragraph 28
28. Denounces the erosion of the human rights and the safety of refugees, asylum seekers and forcibly displaced persons; reaffirms their inalienable human rights and fundamental right to seek asylum; recalls the obligation of states to protect them in accordance with international law; calls for the EU and its Member States to effectively uphold their rights in the EU’s asylum and migration policy and in the EU’s cooperation with partner countries in this regard; stresses that the EU should step up its efforts to acknowledge and develop ways to address the root causes of irregular migration and forced displacement, building the resilience of migrants’ communities of origin and helping them offer their members the possibility to enjoy a decent life in their home country; calls for the EU and its Member States to continue and, where possible, step up their support for countries hosting the most refugees, as well as for transit countries; reiterates that close cooperation and engagement with non-EU countries remain key to preventing migrant smuggling; stresses, in this regard, that the dissemination of information and awareness-raising campaigns on the risks of smuggling are crucial; is concerned about the increase in intimidation and repression directed by Member States and third states at civil society organisations carrying out sea rescue operations; calls for EU- funded humanitarian operations to take into consideration the specific needs and vulnerabilities of children and to ensure their protection while they are displaced; underlines the importance of developing an effective framework of a European policy on rescue at sea, of safe and legal pathways to the EU and welcomes, in this regard, the Commission communication on attracting skills and talent to the EU10, including the development of talent partnerships with partner countries; _________________ 10 Commission communication of 27 April 2022 on attracting skills and talent to the EU (COM(2022)0657).
Amendment 162 #
2024/2081(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29 a (new)
Paragraph 29 a (new)
29a. Underlines the existence of conversion practices targeting persons from the LGBTIQ+ community aimed at changing, repressing or suppressing the sexual orientation, gender identity and/or gender expression of LGBTIQ+ persons; recalls that such practices are of a discriminatory nature and have been described as torture by the United Nations; calls for the implementation of an EU-wide policy to legally ban practices of this kind;
Amendment 166 #
2024/2081(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30
Paragraph 30
30. Is concerned by the challenges to the full enjoyment of the rights of persons with disabilities in the Member States and the harmonisation of those rights at EU level; reiterates its calls for the EU to assist partner countries in the development of policies in support of carers of persons with disabilities; calls for the EU, in its external policy, to make use of the strategy for the rights of persons with disabilities 2021‑2030 as a tool to improve the situation of persons with disabilities, particularly concerning poverty and discrimination, but also problems with access to education, healthcare and employment, and participation in political life;
Amendment 174 #
2024/2081(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33
Paragraph 33
33. Reiterates its principled opposition to the death penalty, which is incompatible with the right to life and a cruel, inhuman and degrading punishment that is irreversible; stresses that the EU must be relentless in its pursuit of the universal abolition of the death penalty as a major objective of its human rights foreign policy; notes that despite the trend in some non-EU countries to take steps towards abolishing the death penalty, significant challenges in this regard still exist; stresses that the aim of criminal justice remains the social reintegration of offenders, the compensation of victims for loss or damage and the prevention of recidivism; deplores the fact that in other non-EU countries the number of death sentences that have been carried out has reached its highest level in the last five years; reiterates its call for all countries to completely abolish the death penalty or establish an immediate moratorium as a first step towards its abolition;
Amendment 184 #
2024/2081(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35
Paragraph 35
35. Emphasises the critical significance of freedom of expression and access to trustworthy, independent information for sustaining democracy and a thriving civic space; is seriously concerned about the increasing restrictions on freedom of expression in numerous countries worldwide, particularly for journalists, through censorship, enforced self- censorship, and the misuse of counter- terrorism or anti- corruption laws to suppress journalists and civil society groups; raises concerns, additionally, about the physical security of journalists and media workers and their being targeted in conflict zones;
Amendment 204 #
2024/2081(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 43
Paragraph 43
43. Stresses that the internet should be a place where freedom of expression prevails; considers, nevertheless, that the rights of individuals need to be respected; is of the opinion that, where applicable, what is considered to be illegal offline, should be considered illegal online; expresses concern for the growing number of internet shutdowns; highlights that internet shutdowns are often used by authoritarian regimes, among others, to silence political dissidence and curb political freedom and the right to information; calls urgently for the EU to combat this alarming phenomenon;