What Daniel spoke about.

The Schengen Agreement aims to strengthen a European area to face continuous challenges and combat security threats. Schengen membership involves cross-border participation to eliminate organised crime or terrorism. In a COVID-19 pandemic world, the Member States of the European Union and the Schengen area have introduced internal border controls as a unilateral response to new challenges. It is t

Mr President, Mr Costa, I welcome the conclusions of the European Council in paragraph 17, which strongly condemn the Russian Federation's attacks on merchant vessels in the Black Sea. It is one of the most important trade routes for cereals in the world and plays a key role in global food security. Romania has contributed decisively to the functioning of these solidarity lanes, millions of tons o

Madam President, ladies and gentlemen, today the Black Sea has become, before our eyes, a conflict zone in which Russia attacks civilian ships, kills lives and directly threatens the security of the European Union, striking commercial vessels in the exclusive economic zones and territorial waters of Romania and Bulgaria. Every ship attacked in the Black Sea means dead people, endangered lives, thr

Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, Commissioner, European agriculture is facing the effects of drought and the pressure of production costs caused by rising fuel prices. The European Commission forecast shows a reduction in total cereal production by 5.6% compared to the previous season, which will clearly affect the viability of the livestock sector. At the same time, the security of grain trans

Madam President, President von der Leyen, the realities presented by you here today cannot be challenged. We feel them, as well as the citizens we represent. We are talking about security and competitiveness, about a strong Europe. For Romania and the Eastern states, security threats are not abstract. We see Russian drones every day. But Europe's security also means food security. Yesterday, Roman

Mr President, fellow Members, Russia's hybrid attacks are hitting hard beyond Ukraine's borders. But staying in bed at night to hear the sirens and wonder if you're still safe in your own home shouldn't be part of anyone's life. Unfortunately, this is the fear with which more and more Romanians live today in the localities on the border with Ukraine. This is no longer a hybrid war. Romania is in a

Mr President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen colleagues, I thank everyone for participating in this debate on a very important topic, which is troubling public agricultural space at European level. Dear colleagues, 20 years ago, a farmer in Romania could buy a house with money obtained from the sale of wool from 600 sheep. Today, the same farmer is forced to take money out of his pocket only t

Mr. President, dear colleagues, in a moment of - I could say - profound political immaturity, Mr. Grindeanu thought to bring down the government led by Ilie Bolojan, together with his partners, from the AUR. Today, he weeps in tears for the stability of Romania. Moreover, they try to throw this responsibility on the PNL side, forgetting that, in authentic democracies, those who overthrow one gover

Madam President, ladies and gentlemen, for decades, the partnership between the US and Europe has been the backbone of the free world. Generations have grown up without fear of war because they know that beyond the ocean there is an ally who does not abandon freedom when it is threatened. Today, however, the world is changing. Deploying American troops from the eastern flank is not just a problem

Madam President, Commissioner, we sincerely appreciate your efforts in this direction, but Europe cannot afford to automatically turn every geopolitical crisis into a crisis for farmers. In April 2026, overall nitrogen fertiliser prices were 40% above the December 2025 level, and for farmers this is not a paper-based statistic. It is the difference between sowing or giving up, fertilizing correctl

Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, diesel fuel at EUR 2.5 per litre is no longer just a figure. It is a wake-up call for all European agriculture. Farmers no longer wonder how much profit they will have at the end of the year. They wonder if they will be able to afford to work the land next year. The crisis in the Middle East, which at first seemed limited, is already starting to produce strong e

Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, the reality is that between 2014 and 2024, livestock numbers in the European Union decreased by around 12%. Animal diseases, whether avian influenza outbreaks, bluetongue or other poorly managed veterinary crises, hit farms, reduce production, increase costs and put huge pressure on farmers. In many cases we have standardised measures, such as quarantine for Afr

Madam President, ladies and gentlemen, over the last ten months, the Government led by Ilie Bolojan has provided Romania with exactly what it needed – stability. It has reduced the budget deficit, prevented billions of euros from being lost from European funds and initiated key reforms. However, PSD, a party in the ruling coalition, chose to abandon this responsibility, as they promised in Brussel

Madam Vice-President, ladies and gentlemen, poverty in Europe is increasingly hunger. In 2024, 9% of the European Union population could not afford a meal containing meat or fish every two days. In some Member States, this is above the 30% threshold. These figures show us a painful truth: the problem of access to food no longer belongs to others, to distant or developing countries. This is a reali

Madam President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, three thousand slaughtered animals, six million euros in compensation. These are not figures from a statistic, but the cruel reality in which French and European farmers live following the outbreak of lumpy skin disease in cattle. The new outbreak on the border with Spain is not just a local problem, an isolated crisis and no health accident. It

Mr Sieper, both large farmers and small farmers are equally concerned about respecting environmental standards and, at the same time, it is precisely the European Commission that has come and is today proposing, proposing and I am convinced that it will propose further, that even the large farmers you are talking about should be incentivised in terms of complying with these environmental standards

Mr. Sieper, thank you very much for this question. I want to tell you one thing: Today, farmers are the biggest and most important guardians of environmental protection. I guarantee you that every farmer is aware of what good collaboration and good respect for environmental rights mean, because it is the environment, after all, that gives the farmer sustainability. But at the same time, we must be