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Semaine Parlementaire Européenne 2021 DOC 55 1977/001 DOC 55 1977/001 CHAMBRE DES REPRÉSENTANTS BELGISCHE KAMER VAN DE BELGIQUE VOLKSVERTEGENWOORDIGERS 12 mai 2021 12 mei 2021 SEMAINE PARLEMENTAIRE EUROPESE PARLEMENTAIRE EUROPÉENNE 2021 WEEK 2021 CONFÉRENCE INTERPARLEMENTAIRE INTERPARLEMENTAIRE PRÉVUE CONFERENTIE IN HET KADER PAR L’ARTICLE 13 DU TRAITÉ VAN ARTIKEL 13 SUR LA STABILITÉ, VAN HET VERDRAG LA COORDINATION ET INZAKE STABILITEIT, LA GOUVERNANCE COÖRDINATIE EN BESTUUR AU SEIN DE L’UNION IN DE ECONOMISCHE EN ÉCONOMIQUE ET MONÉTAIRE MONETAIRE UNIE RÉUNION INTERPARLEMENTAIRE INTERPARLEMENTAIRE CONSACRÉE AU CYCLE VERGADERING OVER DE DU SEMESTRE EUROPÉEN 2021 EUROPESE SEMESTERCYCLUS 2021 Visioconférence Videoconferentie 22 février 2021 22 februari 2021 RAPPORT VERSLAG FAIT AU NOM DU COMITÉ D’AVIS FÉDÉRAL NAMENS HET FEDERAAL ADVIESCOMITÉ CHARGÉ DES QUESTIONS EUROPÉENNES VOOR DE EUROPESE AANGELEGENHEDEN PAR UITGEBRACHT DOOR MME Eliane TILLIEUX MEVROUW Eliane TILLIEUX 04601 CHAMBRE 3e SESSION DE LA 55e LÉGISLATURE 2020 2021 KAMER • 3e ZITTING VAN DE 55e ZITTINGSPERIODE 2 DOC 55 1977/001 FEDERAAL ADVIESCOMITÉ VOOR EUROPESE AANGELEGENHEDEN COMITÉ D’AVIS FÉDÉRAL POUR LES QUESTIONS EUROPÉENNES Samenstelling van het adviescomité op de datum van de indiening van het verslag / Composition du comité d’avis à la date de dépôt du rapport Voorzitster: Éliane Tillieux, voorzitster van de Kamer van volksvertegenwoordigers Présidente: Éliane Tillieux, présidente de la Chambre des représentants AFVAARDIGING VAN DE KAMER / DÉLÉGATION DE LA CHAMBRE A. — Vaste leden / Membres effectifs B. — Plaatsvervangers / Membres suppléants N-VA: Sander Loones, Anneleen Van Bossuyt Björn Anseeuw, Peter De Roover, Darya Safai Ecolo-Groen: Kristof Calvo, Samuel Cogolati Barbara Creemers, Simon Moutquin, N.N. PS: Éliane Tillieux Christophe Lacroix, Hugues Bayet Vlaams Belang: Ellen Samyn Pieter De Spiegeleer, Tom Van Grieken MR: Michel De Maegd Marie-Christine Marghem, Nathalie Gilson CD&V: Nawal Farih Jef Van den Bergh, Els Van Hoof PVDA-PTB: Steven De Vuyst Nabil Boukili, Marco Van Hees Open Vld: Patrick Dewael Egbert Lachaert, Goedele Liekens AFVAARDIGING VAN HET EUROPEES PARLEMENT / DÉLÉGATION DU PARLEMENT EUROPÉEN N-VA: Geert Bourgeois, Assita Kanko Ecolo-Groen: Sara Matthieu, Saskia Bricmont PS: Marie Arena Vlaams belang: Gerolf Annemans MR: Olivier Chastel CD&V: Kris Peeters PVDA-PTB: Marc Botenga Open Vld: Hilde Vautmans AFVAARDIGING VAN DE SENAAT / DÉLÉGATION DU SÉNAT A. — Vaste leden / Membres effectifs B. — Plaatsvervangers / Membres suppléants N-VA: Mark Demesmaeker, Karl Vanlouwe Alessia Claes, Maaike De Vreese Ecolo-Groen: Fourat Ben Chikha, Hélène Ryckmans Stijn Bex, Rodrigue Demeuse PS: Latifa Gahouchi Nadia El Yousfi Vlaams Belang: Leo Pieters Bob De Brabandere MR: Gaëtan Van Goidsenhoven Georges-Louis Bouchez CD&V: Karin Brouwers Peter Van Rompuy PVDA-PTB: Samuel Nemes Jos D’Haese Open Vld: Rik Daems Steven Coenegrachts N-VA : Nieuw-Vlaamse Alliantie Ecolo-Groen : Ecologistes Confédérés pour l’organisation de luttes originales – Groen PS : Parti Socialiste VB : Vlaams Belang MR : Mouvement Réformateur CD&V : Christen-Democratisch en Vlaams PVDA-PTB : Partij van de Arbeid van België – Parti du Travail de Belgique Open Vld : Open Vlaamse liberalen en democraten Vooruit : Vooruit cdH : centre démocrate Humaniste DéFI : Démocrate Fédéraliste Indépendant INDEP-ONAFH : Indépendant - Onafhankelijk Abréviations dans la numérotation des publications: Afkorting bij de numering van de publicaties: Document de la 55e législature, suivi du numéro de base Parlementair document van de 55e zittingsperiode + DOC 55 0000/000 DOC 55 0000/000 et numéro de suivi basisnummer en volgnummer QRVA Questions et Réponses écrites QRVA Schriftelijke Vragen en Antwoorden CRIV Version provisoire du Compte Rendu Intégral CRIV Voorlopige versie van het Integraal Verslag CRABV Compte Rendu Analytique CRABV Beknopt Verslag Compte Rendu Intégral, avec, à gauche, le compte rendu Integraal Verslag, met links het defi nitieve integraal CRIV intégral et, à droite, le compte rendu analytique traduit CRIV verslag en rechts het vertaald beknopt verslag van de des interventions (avec les annexes) toespraken (met de bijlagen) PLEN Séance plénaire PLEN Plenum COM Réunion de commission COM Commissievergadering Motions déposées en conclusion d’interpellations (papier Moties tot besluit van interpellaties (beigekleurig MOT MOT beige) papier) CHAMBRE 3e SESSION DE LA 55e LÉGISLATURE 2020 2021 KAMER • 3e ZITTING VAN DE 55e ZITTINGSPERIODE DOC 55 1977/001 3 SOMMAIRE Pages INHOUD Blz. I. Séance plénière d’ouverture – Investir dans notre I. Openingsvergadering – Investeren in ons klimaat résilience climatique, sociale et économique: quelles en in onze sociale en economische veerkracht: sont les principales priorités politiques? ........................4 Welke zijn de belangrijkste beleidsprioriteiten? .............4 A. Exposés introductifs .................................................4 A. Inleidende uiteenzettingen ........................................4 B. Table ronde – Élaboration des plans nationaux B. Panelgesprek – De stand van zaken betreffende pour la reprise et la résilience: état des lieux ...........8 de voorbereiding van de nationale Herstel- en Weerbaarheidsplannen ............................................8 C. Débat.........................................................................9 C. Debat.........................................................................9 II. Réunions interparlementaires de commissions II. Interparlementaire commissievergaderingen (tenues en parallèle): ....................................................10 (parallel): .......................................................................10 A. Commission des Affaires économiques et A. Commissie Economische en Monetaire Zaken monétaires (ECON) ................................................10 (ECON) ...................................................................10 B. Commission de l’Emploi et des Affaires sociales B. Commissie Werkgelegenheid en Sociale Zaken (EMPL) .................................................................... 14 (EMPL) .................................................................... 14 C. Commission des Budgets (BUDG) .........................17 C. Commissie Begroting (BUDG) ................................17 D. Commission de l’Environnement, de la Santé D. Commissie Milieubeheer, volksgezondheid en publique et de la Sécurité alimentaire (ENVI) .........20 voedselveiligheid (ENVI) .........................................20 CHAMBRE 3e SESSION DE LA 55e LÉGISLATURE 2020 2021 KAMER • 3e ZITTING VAN DE 55e ZITTINGSPERIODE 4 DOC 55 1977/001 MESDAMES, MESSIEURS, DAMES EN HEREN, En raison de la crise du COVID-19, l’édition de début Ingevolge de COVID-19-crisis werd de voorjaarseditie d’année de la Conférence interparlementaire prévue par van de Interparlementaire Conferentie in het kader van l’article 13 du Traité sur la stabilité, la coordination et la artikel 13 van het Verdrag inzake stabiliteit, coördinatie gouvernance au sein de l’Union économique et monétaire en bestuur in de Economische en Monetaire Unie en et de la Réunion interparlementaire consacrée au cycle de Interparlementaire vergadering over de Europese du Semestre européen 2020, mieux connue sous la Semestercyclus 2020, beter gekend als de Europese dénomination “Semaine parlementaire européenne”, s’est Parlementaire Week, op 22 februari 2020 georganiseerd tenue le 22 février 2021 sous forme de visioconférence. onder de vorm van een videoconferentie. I. — SÉANCE PLÉNIÈRE D’OUVERTURE I. — OPENINGSVERGADERING – INVESTIR DANS NOTRE RÉSILIENCE – INVESTEREN IN ONS KLIMAAT EN CLIMATIQUE, SOCIALE ET ÉCONOMIQUE: IN ONZE SOCIALE EN ECONOMISCHE QUELLES SONT LES PRINCIPALES VEERKRACHT: WELKE ZIJN PRIORITÉS POLITIQUES? DE BELANGRIJKSTE BELEIDSPRIORITEITEN? A. Exposés introductifs A. Inleidende uiteenzettingen M. David Maria Sassoli, président du Parlement eu- De heer David Maria Sassoli, voorzitter van het ropéen, observe tout d’abord que le virus montre la Europees Parlement, constateert vooreerst dat het nécessité d’actualiser les valeurs européennes. virus aantoont dat de Europese waarden aan een up- date toe zijn. Malgré les réflexes populistes de certaines forces à Ondanks de populistische reflexen van krachten l’intérieur et à l’extérieur de l’Union européenne (ci-après binnen en buiten de Europese Unie (hierna ook: “Unie” également “Union” ou “UE”), il est non seulement apparu of “EU”), zijn niet alleen het nut van de Europese ge- clairement que l’idée européenne et le multilatéralisme dachte en van het multilateralisme duidelijk geworden. sont utiles, mais également que la pandémie résulte d’un Eveneens is gebleken dat de pandemie het resultaat is mode de vie qui ne pourra plus être maintenu. L’inégalité van een levenswijze die niet langer zal kunnen worden socioéconomique accrue résultant de la pandémie n’a aangehouden. De toegenomen economische en sociale fait que creuser le fossé entre les États membres de ongelijkheid als gevolg van de pandemie heeft de kloof l’UE. Bien que l’Union ait réagi de façon appropriée, la tussen de EU-lidstaten alleen maar dieper gemaakt. balle est à présent dans le camp des parlements natio- De Unie heeft weliswaar gepast gereageerd maar nu naux qui doivent veiller à ratifier rapidement la décision ligt de bal in het kamp van de nationale parlementen relative aux ressources propres1 de manière à permettre die ervoor moeten zorgen dat het eigenmiddelenbesluit1 le déploiement de l’instrument de l’Union européenne
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