What Tomislav spoke about.

Dear Chair, the Pact for the Mediterranean should be an important instrument for cooperation with the countries of our Southern Neighbourhood. However, this report fails to clearly identify one of the key issues for European citizens, namely the return of irregular migrants to their countries of origin. These days, on the streets of Paris, Brussels and Milan, we see again how unrealistic the idea

Thank you very much, I'm glad that you spoke about all the measures that we are doing, but I have a very concrete follow-up question: when we speak about the enforcement of the DMA, up until now, you mostly used financial sanctions and measures. Can you think of a possibility that, in case of very strong violations on the part of the digital giants, you also do something on the structural side wit

Europe cannot build a competitive digital economy if several global tech giants continue to consolidate their market dominance. According to the European Commission, as many as 55 intended mergers were notified by gatekeepers between 2023 and 2025, of which 36 only last year. This raises the serious political question of how Europe can create its own technological leaders if the biggest digital pl

Colleague Jerković, therefore, first, this is the case, and in many other cases it is necessary to adapt the system and improve the system so that such things no longer happen. And that there are indeed loopholes at European level that need to be addressed, so we need to think about the future and not just try to point out this in some way. As for the Croatian government, the Croatian government,

Dear Chairman, Commissioner, colleagues, cross-border transport of illegal waste is a Croatian, but also a European problem and therefore must be approached from the European level. The waste mafia knows no state borders and citizens have a right to worry. That is why our response must be common, quick and effective. I propose three concrete steps. First, Europol needs to get a permanent specialis

Dear Chair, Commissioner, colleagues, health threats know no borders. This is why Europe needs to be ready to protect its citizens, identify risks in a timely manner and prevent health crises from overcoming cross-border threats. Prevention must be our priority. Early detection of diseases, effective alert systems, sharing of relevant data and better preparedness can prevent the spread of epidemic

The World Health Organization (WHO) expects the EU to be short of 950,000 healthcare workers by 2030. This is a clear indication of the scale of the challenges European health systems are facing. In Europe, we must not allow the creation of first- and second-order patients. High-quality healthcare must be accessible to all European citizens, whether they live in a large city, on an island, in a ru

Dear President, Commissioners, colleagues, Christians are the most persecuted religious group in the world. That is why the European Union must use all the instruments of its foreign and development policy to protect the position of Christians wherever they are exposed to persecution, violence and systemic discrimination. In this context, the frequent instances of forced Islamisation of Christians

There is clear evidence that Christians are the most persecuted religious community in the world. And why do you think it is so difficult for some people here in the European Parliament and Europe in general to acknowledge this fact?

You said that we are being pressurised by the US and China, and the Biotech Act is definitely a way how to tackle this. But do you think that is enough? Do you think the Biotech Act provides enough solutions to tackle the problem of being squeezed from both sides or do we need something more? And what concretely do you think the European Commission should do to answer this very big problem of pres

Dear Chair, Commissioners, colleagues, the pharmaceutical and biotech industries are strategic sectors for the European Union. This is rightly recognised by Mario Draghi in his Competitiveness Report, where he stresses that innovation in biotechnology and advanced manufacturing will be key to Europe's future economic growth and strategic autonomy. Today, the European Union has a trade surplus of a

Dear Chair, Commissioners, colleagues, the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda reminds us once again that infectious diseases know no borders. In today's interconnected world, a health crisis in one part of the world can quickly become a security challenge for Europe as well. That is why the answer to such epidemics is not only a question of humanitarian aid, but also a q

Dear Chair, Commissioner, colleagues, Europe can no longer close its eyes to the fact that digital platforms are designed to attract and retain the attention of children for as long as possible. That's why it's time to say clearly that addictive algorithms have no place in the digital space. Today, algorithms analyze the interests of children and constantly offer them new content to extend the tim

Dear Chairman, Montenegro is among all the candidate countries closest to membership today. However, the fact is that she still faces a disastrous and harmful influence from the outside. Through political structures, religious institutions, attempts to shape internal processes, Serbia systematically seeks to limit the full development of Montenegrin sovereignty and slow down its European path. In

The health crises of recent years have shown how important it is for the European Union to act in a swift, coordinated and solidarity-based manner. The recent outbreak of an infectious disease caused by hantavirus on board a passenger ship demonstrates that threats to public health can occur suddenly, making a swift and coordinated European response essential. This is why the European Union has be

Dear Chair, Vice-President, Commissioner, colleagues, across the European Union in 2023, 2024 saw record levels of shortages of medicines. At the time, the EU faced critical shortages of as many as 136 medicines. Behind each of these shortages are patients waiting for treatment, parents who fear for their children, and doctors who cannot provide the best possible care to patients. In a period of g

Dear Chair, one in six young people is exposed to cyberbullying. Violence through digital platforms is spreading rapidly and has long-lasting consequences, especially on children and young people. Despite existing regulations in European countries, the level of cyberbullying continues to rise. The differences between Member States in defining and sanctioning cyberviolence unfortunately lead to une

Under conditions where U.S. companies account for up to 85 percent of the European digital market, it's hard to talk about some sort of European autonomy and sovereignty. This is confirmed by the fact that of the 10 000 online platforms operating in the EU, only the seven largest generate 69% of revenue. Today, key segments such as search and social media are dominated by foreign platforms, which

Dear Chair, Commissioners, colleagues, Europe is increasingly facing shortages of medicines. This is a clear signal that we need to strengthen our pharmaceutical competitiveness, strategic autonomy and bring medicine production back to European soil. In this context, the Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive is a shot at one's own leg, as passing on a huge part of the costs to the pharmace

Honourable Chair, Honourable Commissioner, Colleagues. Obesity is one of the most serious public health problems in the European Union. According to Eurostat, more than half of the adult population in the EU is overweight. Unfortunately, statistics show that Croatia, the country from which I come, is the country with the highest proportion of overweight people in the European Union. 6

The enlargement of the European Union to the countries of Southeast Europe is necessary, but not at all costs. Each candidate country should only be considered individually and admitted to membership once it fulfils all the conditions that the existing Member States had to fulfil. There is no collective entry into the EU, and especially there is no entry across the line. The report on the enlargem

Dear Chair, Commissioner, colleagues. The Single Market is the foundation of our economic strength and our most important comparative advantage in an ever-increasing global struggle, especially vis-à-vis the US and China. Thanks to the free movement of goods, services, capital and people, we have created a space of almost 450 million people that stimulates innovation, investment and economic growt