What Tomasz spoke about.

I am very pleased that, after many months of legislative work, we are witnessing the re-entry into force of the flagship Connecting Europe Facility (CEF), which, with a budget of over EUR 30 billion, will have an impact on the development of European cross-border transport, energy and digital infrastructure. Investments financed by the CEF will make a significant contribution to economic growth, j

Mr President, thank you very much. Today I stand before you to express my full support for the embargo on imports of Russian and Belarusian food and agricultural products into the European Union. In order to ensure the stability of EU agricultural production, we need unanimously to cut off supplies coming from the regimes in the East. We cannot continue to tolerate the influx of products at the pr

Madam President, I'm sorry. Independent media play a unique role in democracy. They contribute to shaping public opinion, help citizens form their views and make informed choices. Therefore, the media cannot be treated in the same way as other companies and their independence must be protected at European Union level. Therefore, at this point, I would like to congratulate our rapporteur Sabine Ver

Madam President, I'm sorry. Children are our future, which is why providing them with an environment where they will be healthy and safe is extremely important. Children are citizens of the European Union and enjoy the same rights as those conferred by the Treaties, the Charter of Fundamental Rights and the European Convention on Human Rights, including digital rights. Technology surrounds us from

Madam President, I'm sorry. Commissioner, I'm sorry. Without free media, there is no democracy. It is not without reason that the media have been recognized as the fourth pillar of democracy, and their role is to ensure transparency of government moves and raise public awareness. In recent years, however, the media as the fourth pillar began to lose credibility. With growing concern, we are observ

Madam President, I'm sorry. Dear Commissioner, The events that took place in Spain have touched the world of sport. I was a professional footballer myself and the subject of sport is particularly close to me. It is reprehensible that this event took place on a field where values such as healthy competition, equality, tolerance and solidarity were to dominate. With his behavior Luis Rubiales presen

Mr President, thank you very much. I would like to thank everyone for such important voices in today's debate. Discouraging people from reading is the quickest way to lose social ties. One of the first things aggressors always do during a war, as they do now in Ukraine, is to burn all books that contradict their ideology. Only an educated society can use its voice to protect its culture. If people

Mr President, thank you very much. Commissioner, I'm sorry. The European book sector is one of the largest cultural and creative industries in the European Union. It employs over half a million people and publishes about 600,000 titles per year. Although it is mainly composed of small and medium-sized enterprises, it is a global leader and most of the leading publishers are European publishers. It

Madam President, I'm sorry. Mr. Commissioner, I'm sorry. On behalf of the Polish delegation, the PSL Platform would like to thank Sandra Kalniete, Petras Auštrevičius and other Members for their cooperation in this report. We are watching with concern what is happening in Belarus. The latest decree restricting the possibility of obtaining passports is a form of terror and deprives Belarusian citiz

Mr President, thank you very much. The 2022 European Year of Youth is a testament to the European Union's commitment to young and future generations. However, our work for young people did not end on 31 December. We need to capitalise on the long-term legacy of the year and I would therefore like to ask the Commissioner the following question: Has the Commission already carried out an analysis of

Mr President, thank you very much. Commissioner, I'm sorry. Andrzej Poczobut is a hero. Andrzej Poczobut is a steadfast man, a journalist who, despite many years of persecution by the Lukashenka regime, has not abandoned the principles of pluralism, truth, freedom and respect for man. For us, Poles, Europeans, Andrzej Poczobut is a long-standing symbol of the fight for the rights of Poles in Belar

Mr President, thank you very much. Commissioner, I'm sorry. As the Committee on Culture and Education, we welcome the implementation of the New European Agenda for Culture and the European Union's strategy for international cultural relations. It is important to underline that the Commission and the Member States have made progress towards most of the objectives, mainly through the creation of pla

Madam President, I'm sorry. Mr. Commissioner, I'm sorry. The European Year of Youth 2022 demonstrates the European Union’s commitment to young and future generations. However, our work for young people must not end on 31 December. We need to capitalise on the long-term legacy of this year, because we need real participation of young people in politics. We owe them concrete results. I deplore the s

Madam President, I'm sorry. Commissioner, I'm sorry. Just after the start of one of the most important sporting events, i.e. the world championship in Qatar, football is not the number one topic at all. While this should be a reason for a big sport festival, we all know that organizing these championships comes at a high cost and has caused a lot of criticism, especially when it comes to human rig

Mr President, thank you very much. Mr. Commissioner, I'm sorry. This year is the European Year of Youth. I am therefore pleased that, with young people in mind, it was our Committee on Culture and Education that prepared Parliament's first ever report on eSports and video games. At this point, I would like to congratulate and thank the rapporteur, Laurence Farreng, for her commitment and great coo

Madam President, I'm sorry. The destruction of cultural heritage is one of the Kremlin's cruelest political instruments during its armed aggression against Ukraine, and not only since the beginning of the war on 24 February. Russia pursued this goal already during the occupation and annexation of Crimea in 2014 and the partial occupation of Donbass. What is happening now is just a continuation of

Mr President, thank you very much. Mr. Commissioner, I'm sorry. Europeans need to continuously update their knowledge, skills and competences to bridge the gap between education and training and the requirements of a fast-changing labour market. The COVID-19 crisis has resulted in a sudden increase in demand for short and tailor-made learning opportunities. This demand for new forms of learning ha

Mr President, thank you very much. The Russian Federation has been illegally invading the sovereign territory of Ukraine for more than two months. During this time, we have seen horrific human suffering and destruction in cities and villages. The Russian aggression cannot be ignored, so the five packages of sanctions adopted by the European Union, also targeting the Russian tourism and transport s

Mr President, thank you very much. Commissioner, thank you very much. On behalf of the EPP Group, I would like to thank the rapporteur, Mr Ruiz Devesa, and the entire negotiating team for this report. What is happening in Europe today shows that education is crucial, and civic education in particular. It is the young generation that will determine our future. Education is a prerequisite for active

Dear Mr President, Dear Commissioner, The Russian invasion of Ukraine not only puts the country and its people at immediate risk, but also threatens the future of a generation. Almost half of the refugees fleeing Ukraine are of school age. That is why we need to ensure that young people have access to education so that they have a chance for the future wherever they are. We must remember that chil

Mr President, thank you very much. Commissioner, I'm sorry. There is no place for racism or discrimination in our society. This is why the European Union must fight hard by adopting the report of the Committee on Education and Culture at tomorrow's plenary session. In order for the Union to be faithful to the words of its motto ‘United in diversity’, there is a need to work actively for racial jus

Mr President, thank you very much. Mr. Commissioner, I'm sorry. For more than two years, the health and economic devastation caused by the COVID-19 pandemic has unquestionably demonstrated the importance of tackling socio-economic and territorial inequalities and of harmonized and coordinated action at EU level that brings real relief to the economy. Although the Schengen area is widely seen as on

Dear Mr President, Dear Minister, Youth is at the heart of today's debate and at the heart of the work of the European Parliament. Young people are the future of Europe. Young people are our hope. It is therefore good that we have succeeded in establishing 2022 as the European Year of Youth to highlight its role in building a better future – greener, more inclusive and digital. I am pleased that d

Mr President, thank you very much. The pandemic has deprived young people of many opportunities to meet friends, meet new people or experience and discover new cultures. While we cannot give them their lost time, today we propose to make 2022 the European Year of Youth. The aim is to listen to and engage young people and to offer concrete opportunities for young people. We also need to bridge the

Madam President, I'm sorry. I live in Podlasie, in the border region between Poland and Belarus, and I observe the dramas of migrants closely every day. Today, we are united by the sense of injustice that, on the orders of the dictator Lukashenko, confronts these people. Thousands of refugees cynically exploited by the Belarusian regime, victims of its attack on Poland and the European Union, are