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Maria João Rodrigues Relatora De Documento www.pseuropa.pt | www.twitter.com/psnaeuropa Nº 116 • JULHO DE 2016 FOTO PE EDITORIAL FRANCISCO ASSIS Esperemos que no final acabe, apesar MARIA JOÃO RODRIGUES RELATORA de tudo, por prevalecer a posição menos DE DOCUMENTO QUE PRETENDE insensata DAR UM NOVO RUMO À EUROPA PÁG. 3 A eventual aplicação de sanções a Portugal por incum- AÇORES primento dos objectivos orçamentais acordados no ano 1. de 2015 constitui uma injustiça e dá um sinal errado. Ao RICARDO SERRÃO SANTOS NA DEFESA longo dos últimos 10 anos, com a excepção do período mais agu- DOS PRODUTORES LOCAIS PÁG. 2 do da crise financeira em que a própria Comissão Europeia ins- tigou os governos nacionais a adoptarem políticas orçamentais expansionistas, os sucessivos executivos portugueses empe- PORTO RECEBEU CONFERÊNCIA nharam-se com sucesso num esforço drástico de consolidação orçamental. O actual governo tem reiteradamente assumido a INTERNACIONAL PROMOVIDA PELOS intenção de prosseguir esse esforço, ainda que recorrendo a ins- EURODEPUTADOS SOCIALISTAS PÁG. 2 trumentos de política económica diferentes. Não há neste mo- mento qualquer razão para pensar que esteja em causa o cabal cumprimento dos objectivos resultantes da nossa participação OPINIÃO na moeda única. O Primeiro-Ministro tem reiterado de forma en- fática a intenção de respeitar as regras em vigor. Como tal, esta ANA GOMES - BREXIT: A RESSACA PÁG. 2 atitude agora adoptada pelas instâncias europeias releva de um fundamentalismo a todos os títulos condenável e especialmen- CARLOS ZORRINHO - COMBATER te impróprio no contexto da profunda crise existencial que afec- ta a União Europeia. Esperemos que no final acabe, apesar de O “DEFICIT DEMOCRÁTICO” NA UE PÁG. 3 tudo, por prevalecer a posição menos insensata. 2. Com a saída da deputada Elisa Ferreira, que tanto prestigiou ENTREVISTA A ELISA FERREIRA o nosso grupo e o Parlamento Europeu em geral, passamos a “FORAM ANOS DE INTENSO COMBATE POLÍTICO contar com a presença do deputado Manuel dos Santos, que pela sua experiência, largueza de conhecimentos e ampla cul- À AGENDA AUSTERITÁRIA E IDEOLÓGICA tura económica e política virá enriquecer a delegação socialista portuguesa e o órgão parlamentar da UE. O seu regresso cons- PÁG. 4 IMPOSTA PELA MAIORIA DE DIREITA” titui, sem dúvida, uma excelente notícia. 2 SUPLEMENTO EUROPA FOTO S&D OPINIÃO BREXIT: A RESSACA ANA GOMES O Brexit, pelas graves repercussões para a própria UE, deveria impor um sobressalto na liderança europeia, uma viragem política Líder dos socialistas resultado do referendo de 23 de Junho no Reino Unido foi europeus em Portugal determinado por uma campanha populista, mentirosa e ra- O cista, cujos protagonistas desertaram num piscar de olhos do palco político, quando confrontados com as consequências já O líder dos Socialistas & De- mento da economia com jus- no Porto e contou com a par- desastrosas para a economia e reputação do país. Mas é importan- mocratas no Parlamento Eu- tiça social, a questão dos re- ticipação de António Costa, te não ignorar as motivações dos muitos "brexiters" que rejeitam a ropeu, Gianni Pittella, esteve fugiados e o futuro da Europa. Margarida Marques, João Vas- atual UE: para além fatores especificamente britânicos, pesaram em Portugal, nas cidades de Durante esta visita, Gianni Pit- concelos, Ana Catarina Men- Lisboa e Porto, para reuniões tella foi também recebido por des, Carlos Zorrinho, Pedro outros igualmente sentidos no continente. Em possíveis referen- com Ferro Rodrigues, presi- Rui Moreira, na Câmara Muni- Silva Pereira, Francisco Assis, dos noutros Estados-Membros também poderiam recolher-se re- dente da Assembleia da Repú- cipal do Porto, num encontro Maria João Rodrigues, Enrico sultados semelhantes, pelo descontentamento e insegurança rei- blica, António Costa, primeiro- que contou com a participa- Giovannini - Professor na Uni- nantes entre os cidadãos de uma UE que não está a cumprir o que -ministro e secretário-geral ção do eurodeputado Francis- versidade de Roma “Tor Ver- se propunha, em consequência de décadas de políticas neo-liberais do Partido Socialista, Cons- co Assis. gata”, Philippe Legrain - Pro- de desregulação financeira, seguidas de austeridade anti-emprego tança Urbano de Sousa, minis- A visita do líder dos socialistas fessor convidado da London e anti-crescimento. tra da Administração Interna, no Parlamento Europeu acon- School of Economic´s Euro- O Brexit, pelas graves repercussões para a própria UE, deveria im- Eduardo Cabrita, ministro-ad- teceu no âmbito da conferên- pean Institute, Ricardo Paes por um sobressalto na liderança europeia, uma viragem política. junto, e com o secretário de cia "Relançar a Europa - Da Mamede, Professor assisten- Não basta pedir a reinvenção da Europa, passando ao lado da ques- Estado dos Assuntos Parla- austeridade para o crescimen- te do Departamento de Polí- mentares, Pedro Nuno Santos, to", iniciativa do grupo Socia- tica Económica do ISCTE e tão central: é necessário que a União volte a ser União, no respei- onde foram discutidos temas lista & Democrata no Parla- João Torres, líder da Juventu- to pelos princípios e valores que animaram a sua criação e que de- como o “Brexit”, o relança- mento Europeu, que decorreu de Socialista, entre outros. veriam guiar as políticas europeias. Mais democracia é necessária e não significa mais referendos, que se prestam a instrumentali- zações populistas. É preciso mais controlo democrático da zona euro, uma Europa mais clarividente e ambiciosa nas políticas eco- nómicas e sociais, a combater e não a fazer aumentar as desigual- Eurodeputados da comissão dades, capaz de dar respostas coordenadas na luta contra o ter- rorismo, contra os paraísos fiscais e a selva fiscal que reina entre de Agricultura visitam Açores Estados-Membros, capaz de acolher solidariamente os refugiados, e de dar resposta eficaz a tantos outros desafios com impacto di- Uma delegação de eurodepu- e com os principais agentes do ternos e desmantelamento do reto na vida das pessoas, a que nenhum Estado-Membros sozinho tados socialistas da comissão setor agrícola regional. No de- regime de quotas aconteceram consegue já enfrentar no mundo globalizado e interdependente em de Agricultura do Parlamento curso das reuniões foi possí- quase em simultâneo fazendo que vivemos. Neste contexto, sancionar Portugal e Espanha é exa- Europeu visitou durante qua- vel constatar que quer deputa- com que o preço do leite pago tamente o oposto do que Comissão e Conselho deveriam estar a tro dias os Açores. Uma jornada dos quer dirigentes associativos ao produtor esteja anormal- fazer. de trabalho, a convite de Ricar- concordaram na necessidade mente baixo. O acordo de divórcio a ser negociado entre a UE e o Reino Unido, tão do Serrão Santos, com o obje- da Europa assumir políticas es- Apesar da situação difícil dos rapidamente quanto possível, tem de implicar defender os cida- tivo intensificar o contacto dos truturantes e de regulação ex- produtores de leite e dos su- dãos europeus, em especial aqueles que hoje se vêm alvo de vergo- responsáveis europeus com cecionais de alguns setores do cessivos apelos de associações nhosa campanha xenófoba na sociedade britânica. O Mercado Úni- a realidade açoriana. Paolo Di mercado de produtos agrícolas. de produtores e do Parlamen- co não pode funcionar a la carte: se o Reino Unido (ou o que dele Castro, coordenador dos socia- A atual crise do leite foi o tema to Europeu, como por exemplo listas, Clara Aguilar Garcia, vi- central da visita. Desde o início através do “relatório do leite”, restar) quer manter acesso, tem de respeitar as liberdades euro- ce-presidente da comissão de deste mandato do Parlamento do qual Serrão Santos foi re- peias fundamentais, incluindo a da livre circulação de pessoas. Agricultura e Monchil Nevok, in- Europeu que a situação se tem lator sombra, pouco tem sido O Brexit, sendo um grave golpe contra a UE, pode ser acabar por tegraram a comitiva. agravado. A “aterragem suave” feito pela Comissão para dar ser transformado numa oportunidade. Desde que as lideranças eu- O programa da visita contem- prometida pela Comissão não resposta a uma situação que ropeias aprendam rapidamente com os seus próprios erros. plou encontros dos eurodepu- aconteceu. Embargo russo, ar- afeta em muito a economia dos tados com entidades regionais refecimento dos mercados ex- Açores. 3 FOTO PE OPINIÃO COMBATER O “DEFICIT DEMOCRÁTICO” NA UE CARLOS ZORRINHO Para ser parte da solução o Parlamento Europeu tem que reforçar as práticas de compromisso escrutinado entre os representantes e os representados alargamento, a globalização sem regras e o processo tecno- crático e incompleto de gestão da Zona Euro, aumentaram O as desigualdades na UE, geraram uma erosão perigosa nos seus valores comuns e quebraram a frágil relação de confiança en- tre os cidadãos e as instituições europeias. Combater o Deficit Democrático na União Europeia é uma priorida- de, na qual os Eurodeputados do PS no Parlamento Europeu estão Parlamento Europeu quer empenhados. O caminho não pode copiar soluções anteriores. Não basta um novo ciclo de reformulação institucional, processo com- plexo, demorado e difícil de ser partilhado pelos cidadãos em geral. acabar com impasse na UE A prioridade é agir quanto antes e responder aos anseios das pes- soas, apostando na promoção de um contexto de segurança e con- e apresenta propostas em fiança no futuro. As reconfigurações institucionais poderão aju- dar a consolidar ou facilitar ganhos na qualidade das respostas da UE aos desafios com que se confronta, mas não substituem
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