What Davor Ivo spoke about.

One key thing he said in his speech is political will: although something is not in the Treaties, if there is political will, the way and the form are found. But don't you think that it would also be good, before this summit, to send a political signal with ratification in those Member States that have not yet ratified CETA? What can be done to speed up this process?

Dear Chair, colleagues, Ukrainians feel betrayed, and rightly so. Coming from Croatia, I completely understand them. When Croatia was attacked, then since the fifth military force in Europe, the international community has not helped it, it has not given weapons to defend itself. On the contrary, she put in place an arms embargo that Croatia cannot defend itself. And of course, we felt betrayed. B

The Honourable Chairman, colleagues, when my country Croatia negotiated with the European Union, had an obligation to cooperate with the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia, which was the forerunner to the International Criminal Court. It was a difficult, politically sensitive topic, but it was an obligation that my country had to fulfil. And therefore, with such experience,

Honourable chairman, Russia escalates with attacks on civilian ships off the coast of Bulgaria, Romania. And it does so because it believes that it can, that the European Union is weak, that it will not respond and that it is testing borders. On the other hand, we see that even the pro-Russian narrative that Prime Minister Radev had does not protect countries from Russian danger and I think it mus

Dear Chair, colleagues, in a democracy of course there is a right to demonstrate, but to peaceful demonstrations. When they turn into violence, when the property or life of other citizens is threatened, when cars are lit and public buildings are attacked, it is no longer the exercise of a democratic right to demonstrate. It is an attack on the democratic system itself and this democratic system mu

Dear Chairman, yesterday in Split, MED9 leaders called for de-escalation, but also for respect for international law in the Eastern Mediterranean. Relations between the European Union and Turkey are not doomed to hostility, but we must not be naïve. We must not close our eyes to the fact that Turkey is running a neo-Otoman policy that wants to create a sphere of influence in the former empire, and

Yes, dear colleague, I agree that Africa is very powerful, demographically speaking, but the issue of corruption is also a problem. This is also a problem for the relationship with Europe. What can we do?

Madam President, High Representative, dear colleagues, yes, Russia had elections and citizens went to cast a vote, but we know that this by itself is not proof of a democracy because there was no real choice, no real opposition. Only Putin's party and Putin‑friendly parties could participate. All the media were under Putin's control. So, this only confirms that Russia, unfortunately, is not a demo

Colleague, you said that you should prepare children for the digital world, that they will not ban solve the problem. However, even in the real world, not only in the digital world, there are limitations for minors in the real world. When they go to buy in the store, they can not, for example, alcoholic beverages. And normal that there are certain limitations. They will be included in that market,

Madam President, ladies and gentlemen, here we are talking about the political prisoners in Cuba, in particular the case of Felix Navarro and his daughter Saylí Navarro. We are talking about them, we are talking about a defender of democracy who is serving a nine-year sentence and his daughter, a member of the Ladies in White, sentenced to eight years. They did not commit any violence. What is you

Dear Chairman, history does not repeat itself, but it often rhymes. I say this because we in Croatia know well where the policy that challenges the right of smaller peoples to decide their own future is going. And so I want to reiterate that the war in Ukraine is not a consequence of the enlargement policy of either the European Union or NATO. It is a consequence of Russian imperialism and the ref

Your Honour, I agree with you that, of course, Europe must be united to face all these challenges, but it must also be coherent. The debate before this was, precisely, about the funeral of war criminal Ratko Mladić. For that funeral, the European Commissioner for Enlargement stopped going to Belgrade but, after two days, the President of France received the President of Serbia. It's incoherent. I

Dear Chairman, despite all warnings Ratko Mladic is buried with military honors. Because of the victims of Srebrenica, we cannot diminish the responsibility of the Serbian authorities, nor because of Mladic's victims on EU soil, in Croatia's Škabrnja, Kiev, Vrlika, Šibenik, Zadar. Because of all these victims, we cannot even easily overcome the insults against the leaders and citizens of neighbour

Esteemed colleague, with the heatwave, more than ever we need a cooling strategy, and in that cooling strategy also an action plan for geothermal energy, in order to reduce our dependence on fossil fuels. Now, the Commission has been promising that to be delivered in May, then in June, then it was postponed. Now it's July. So I would like to ask about your views about that cooling strategy, and pa

Mr President, colleagues, EU enlargement has regained its political importance. This is something that, in general, has benefited countries, but not in the case of Serbia. President Vučić made clear that Serbia can implement EU‑related reforms and has appointed a very professional negotiating operational team. But he also said that Serbia will not turn its back on Russia. Serbia does not perceive

Dear Chairman, Moldova was, first of all, an independent state, whether someone wanted to admit it or not. This is an independent state that, despite strong Russian interference and pressure, has opted for a European future. When some Western Balkan countries complain about the alleged double rules of the European Union, the stalemate in opening some chapters or clusters, then I would recommend th

Dear Chairman, today Ukraine is our main topic here in Strasbourg, as is the main topic in Ankara at the NATO summit, and if I understood my predecessor well, he went again with this argument falsely that it was the logic of EU and NATO enlargement that provoked the conflict, that is, Russian aggression. No, he didn't. I was even in Bucharest at that NATO summit, and I know that key allies did not

Madam President, Mexico is a strategic partner of the European Union and, therefore, at this time of fragmentation of the international order, it is necessary to strengthen our ties through the modernisation of the Global Agreement and the approval of the Interim Trade Agreement. In this way, we will increase trade by further reducing tariffs, covering more items and better protecting producers. B

Madam President, cases such as those of Carlos Brenes and Salvadora Martínez highlight the human cost of the Ortega y Murillo dictatorship. These are elderly people, with health problems, who were arrested and convicted through a fraudulent trial for alleged treason. Their families still do not know where they are and what state they are in. The death of Brooklyn Rivera, in state custody after yea

My dear fellow Member, at some point the Commission thought of having a chapter on geothermal energy in this Action Plan for Electrification. Then, in the Committee on Industry, Research and Energy, Commissioner Jørgensen told us that maybe it is in the Heating and Cooling Strategy or maybe it is simply an action plan for geothermal energy. In any case, what is your vision? What do you think? What

Madam President, to speak about five countries in one minute is quite a challenge, so I will go only with short messages. First, to Bosnia and Herzegovina: unlock your potential, like your football team, like your football federation. It's time for a federal BiH in a confederal EU. To Kosovo: the art of compromise is not a sign of weakness, but maturity. To North Macedonia: you will be more Europe