The head of the Chegi list in this Wednesday’s European elections defended continued support for Ukraine to strengthen the country in possible negotiations, and BE believes that the European Union is “not trying” to follow the path to peace.
These positions were defended in the debate between the leaders of Chegi, BE, PAN and Livre in the European elections on 9 June, broadcast by RTP and RTP3, in which candidates were asked questions about the continued support of European Union member states. Union (EU) into Ukraine after more than two years of invasion by the Russian Federation.
“It is necessary to support Ukraine and give it strength so that Ukraine does not come to the negotiating table in a position of inferiority,” said Ambassador Antonio Tanger Correia, head of the Chegi List, for whom the Russian invasion was “a mistake in Putin’s path.” fatal calculation.
Asked whether Donald Trump’s victory in the November elections in the United States could pose a danger to Europe, Tanger Correia replied: “To be honest, I still don’t understand why Trump’s proposals contradict each other.”
For BE, list leader and former party coordinator Katarina Martins said the EU was “not trying” to follow the path to peace.
“The European Union has not taken responsibility for facilitating a peace conference under the auspices of the UN. The EU has no autonomous strategy, it talks a lot about weapons, it never talks about peace. Of course, Ukraine has the right to defend itself, but we need a peace strategy. Wars end with peace conferences,” he said.
Francisco Pauperio, leader of the Livre list, rejected European military intervention in Ukraine (an idea that has already been defended several times by French President Emmanuel Macron), but believes that Ukraine needs to continue to be supported, especially in rebuilding Ukrainian infrastructure. . a country.
Pedro Fidalgo Márquez, PAN’s number one, also advocated support for Ukraine both militarily and through diplomacy, warning of the environmental impact of wars: “If the military industry were a country, it would be the fourth most polluting country in the world. world.
Regarding the enlargement of the EU to the countries in the east, namely Ukraine, Livre candidate Francisco Pauperio believed that the accession of new member states should happen “at the same pace”, with respect for democracy and the rule of law, no. acceleration due to “geopolitical problems.”
PAN’s Pedro Fidalgo Márquez believed that enlargement could never be seen “as a problem”, while BE’s Catarina Martins defended the need to change European treaties, even independently of possible enlargements.
Regarding increased EU investment in defense, Chega’s Tanger Correia believes that the defense industry could become the subject of public-private partnerships to control the sale of weapons or other products, and stressed that “equipment is a form of deterrence.”
“They say the Japanese didn’t invade the United States in World War II because the Americans were an armed people. They say I wasn’t there, but at least that’s what they say in diplomatic circles,” he said. a statement that drew sharp criticism from Katarina Martins.
The blocker rejected increased investment in this area of sovereignty, arguing that the EU spends more on defense than Russia and China, and warned of the urgency of the climate crisis.
The PAN candidate proposed creating an emergency fund for military industry revenues for humanitarian purposes or to mitigate environmental damage.
Immigration was another topic discussed, with the Cega candidate rejecting what he called a “wide open door policy with no controls”, an idea rejected by all his fellow panellists, and Katarina Martins stating that “the biggest security challenge in the EU is the extreme right.”
At the final stage of the debate, Katarina Martins called on Francisco Pauperio of Livre, a party that is part of the European Green family, to leave this European political family in which “there are parties in governments that want a migration policy.” arms sales pact to Benjamin Netanyahu [primeiro-ministro da Israel]- and suggested that he be a “true leftist.” Poperio rejected this.
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