Enikő Győri @EGyori@respublicae.eu

Bad reputation & less competitiveness at the global scene, so a clear double lose-lose situation for EU. And we cannot blame anyone else but ourselves…

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/GyoriEniko/status/1658200007470641152

Interesting talks today with BR organisations & representatives of civil society. EU’s demands on environment & social sustainability are conceived here as neo-colonialists, meanwhile we know that they put extra burden on EU companies’ shoulders, including SMEs.

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/GyoriEniko/status/1658200005448966155

EPdelegation in #Brazil to find out what the ##Lula ADM think abt #Mercosur agreement. Ready for 4 years, but 🇪🇺 has been unable to make the final arrangements. We still have a window of opportunity, but it's closing! Free trade w/these 4 LA countries would be a prime 🇪🇺interest.

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/GyoriEniko/status/1658105619721715712

EU should be united, economically and politically strong, abandon labelling its MSs and third countries, be quicker in concluding #FTAs and focus on its own interests, not on other's.

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/GyoriEniko/status/1656954657535582209

We shouldn't demonise Chinese investments. EU has numerous autonomous trade defence instruments that serve to filter out those investments that might hurt EU's interest and security. We have to use them in a rational way and not descourage all Asian investments.

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/GyoriEniko/status/1656954655392366592

We have to decide: we want to cooperate along the lines of ideologies or rational economic interests. In my opinion, relations with #China don’t need to be a love affair. In order to maintain our competitiveness & to accomplish the green transition, though, we need to cooperate.

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/GyoriEniko/status/1656954652997439488

This morning I gave a lecture on the economic aspects of #EU-#China relations upon he invitation of @andrassyuin & @Kasonline. I quoted Timothy Garton Ash: the EU should preach less and listen more to its partners.

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/GyoriEniko/status/1656954650321616897

The COM should recognise and act accordingly: the problems of our #farmers are just as important as those of the West, and that market turmoil, no matter if in the East or West of the EU, is a European problem.

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/GyoriEniko/status/1656311071500648448

Brussels started to listen only after the introduction of unilateral safeguard measures by four MSs (PL, HU, SK, BG). If UA cereals flooded the Westerns MSs instead, a solution would have been found immediately.

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/GyoriEniko/status/1656311069395103744

#EPplenary debate today on #Ukranian cereals flooding EU market. In my speech I stood up for our farmers: the COM bears huge responsibility that much of the cereals to Africa with serious food shortage has been stuck in MSs of the EU's Eastern borders.

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/GyoriEniko/status/1656311066962403329

The Irish health-related labelling norm goes against a common European #wine market.
Europe is currently destroying its own productive traditions, diversity and competitiveness. Time to wake up!

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/GyoriEniko/status/1656263626230038528

Winemakers are the most committed to sustainable development. COM's approach, however, on labelling rules, pesticides &circular farming is a deathsentence to small family wineries.
27 MS regulations, 27 circular labelling, redemption & recycling obligations for even the smallest.

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/GyoriEniko/status/1656263624229367811

However, COM is pouring out pieces of legislation, despite the completely changed circumstances, imposing disproportionate bureaucratic & financial burden on them, without any prior impact assessment.

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/GyoriEniko/status/1656263622077607938

#EPplenary today on the role of farmers as enablers of the green transition. In my speech I emphasized:
Farmers are our natural allies in #GreenDeal.

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/GyoriEniko/status/1656263619842121731

We don't agree on ev, but we listen to each other. @OlafScholz gave a speech at #EPplenary today.
#Hungary also says yes to:
✅EU self-defence,
✅active #trade policy,
✅ enlargement w/h #WesternBalkans.

But no to:
🚫#QMV in foreign policy,
🚫 #migration,
🚫 prolonging the war.

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/GyoriEniko/status/1655867713015672832

In order to meet these challanges we need balance between credible, predictable, sustainable debt reduction & the fiscal flexibility. It can only be achieved if the COM responds to these 5 dilemmas.

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/GyoriEniko/status/1655865891706290178

4️⃣ We should not overburden the  #EuropeanSemester with new topics, as this would only lead to further debate and loss of scope.

5️⃣ The powers of the independent fiscal institutions differ, so their regulation at EU level should be treated with caution.

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/GyoriEniko/status/1655865836823891974

3️⃣ In this challenging times, a flexible fiscal policy can act as a buffer in case of disturbances in other sectors of the economy.strict medium-term fiscal-structural plans should not make this impossible.

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/GyoriEniko/status/1655865833044811776

2️⃣ It's unclear based on which factors the COM could propose #EDP a/t a MS. Appropriate safeguards are needed to prevent abuse with the COM discretionary powers.

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/GyoriEniko/status/1655865830284881921

1️⃣ Balanced budget instead of indebtedness. Debt targets are essential, otherwise COM would judge MSs on an uncertain basis, undermining predictability & equal treatment.

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/GyoriEniko/status/1655865827898413057