What Veronika spoke about.

Dear colleagues, Commissioner, At the moment, we have on the table the so-called "Omnibus" to simplify the current CAP and the proposal for a new CAP after 2027. Both proposals promise to simplify agricultural policy. There is a misunderstanding as to what simplification means. I understand simplification as deregulation - the removal of redundant rules - and unfortunately we do not see this in an

Mr President, Commissioner, in the Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development, we are repeatedly talking about what our farmers have to deal with ‒ expensive energy, expensive fertilizers, drought, intolerable bureaucracy. Today we are taking a concrete step in the right direction ‒ simplifying access to fertilizers. By removing unnecessary bureaucracy, we will move the market, increase compet

Madam President, Russia is constantly escalating its war of aggression against Ukraine. We see it every day. Dozens of innocent civilians were killed, again in Bucha, attacks on gas stations, on trains, on residential buildings and now attacks almost on the Ukrainian-Polish border. That's the reality of the last few weeks, and I'm afraid it's going to get worse. Winter is approaching and we have a

I'll answer in Czech. I agree that farmers are the key. However, I am convinced that the work consists of a number of small measures and that if we bind farmers with the various prohibitions and orders imposed here, no matter what the diversity of regions is, I think we will achieve nothing. Because I'm very afraid it's more of an ideology. And I think it is extremely important to help them in the

Madam President, the fires, droughts and heat waves that hit Europe this year have reminded us once again that it is not enough to respond to such situations when the crisis comes. The basis must be prevention, concrete measures in nature and not only nice plans. Farmers, of course, have an important role to play. But they mustn't have their hands overwhelmed with paperwork and tied up with crazy

Mr President, Commissioner, an extremist theoretical dictatorship that mass-murders its own people and spreads terror around the world is the current regime in Iran. The regime knows very well that it has no internal support or legitimacy, and therefore it must hold on to power by force. It specifically targets ethnic and religious minorities, women, independent journalists, human rights activists

Mr President, Commissioner, first of all, let me thank very much Carlo Fidanza for a job well done. I have two important points to make about animal production. First, the lack of veterinarians in the countryside. Without them, we will not ensure disease prevention or early detection of problems. And unfortunately, even the few experienced veterinarians that we still have are gradually retiring an

Mr President, Commissioner, the conclusion of trade agreements is crucial for the European Union for our companies, for our jobs and for our competitiveness. A tariff-rate quota agreement with the United States is not ideal, but a tariff war with the United States is the last thing we need in these complicated times. We export industrial products and cars, and they supply us with techno

Mr President, Commissioner, the common agricultural policy is essential for our food security, stable farmers' incomes and the sector's resilience to various shocks. Maintaining budgetary continuity and predictability is essential for farmers’ planning and investment decisions. Therefore, any debate about reducing the budget is inadmissible. At the same time, work on simplifying legislative requir

Mr President, the control of the external border of the European Union has improved somewhat thanks to the work of the Member States, but it is still not sufficient. We must support, both financially and administratively, the states at the external border so that there is no illegal crossing of the borders of the European Union at all. This could also put an end to meaningless internal border cont

Mr President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, for decades the people of Iran have been oppressed by a cruel Islamist dictatorship. In the last few years alone, several protests have been bloodily suppressed by the ruling regime. Thousands of people were shot dead on the streets of Iranian cities or later in the infamous prisons of the Revolutionary Guards. And yet ordinary people do not lose h

Mr President, until recently Georgia was a country with a clear European future. Unfortunately, this has completely changed under the Georgian Dream. The government ran into Russian propaganda, began to use a policy of fear and, consequently, to restrict democratic mechanisms and manipulate elections. A significant part of Georgian society does not agree with this turnaround and continues to demon

First of all, I did not say that I want the United States to support the war in Ukraine. I told them to support Ukraine. I also said that I hope so. Of course, I read the material. That is why I say that it is also possible that the weight of support will remain on Europe. And I firmly believe that it is in our – I am from the Czech Republic – national interest, but also in Europe’s interest that

Mr President, if we want real peace in Ukraine, we must not stop supporting this country militarily and politically now. I personally hope that the United States will do the same, but unfortunately we must also count on the possibility that this task will be left to Europe alone. A reparation loan now appears to be the most acceptable form of assistance. At the same time, however, I understand the

Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, the Commission considers agriculture and forestry to be a key sector for capturing CO2 from the atmosphere and reducing the carbon footprint of our society. Although the Commission still assures that it thinks of farmers in its proposals for the green transition, in reality no one speaks to farmers. The objectives that the Commission expects from agriculture mus

Madam President, a year after the tragedy at the station in Novi Sad, a number of questions remain over it. President Vucic's government clearly did not want to properly investigate the tragedy that occurred with the participation of Chinese companies in the New Silk Road project. This sparked a mass protest movement headed by students. When the Serbian prosecutor's office accuses high-ranking gov

Mr President, Commissioner, it must be acknowledged that China has long been leading various forms of attack against us, ranging from industrial espionage to cyber-attacks to increasingly frequent economic attacks. It seeks to destroy our traditional industries, such as steel or the automotive industry, for example through dumped prices. Now another such attempt is to undermine the stability of ou

Madam President, the European Union is in a crisis, a crisis that it refuses to admit. Unfortunately, we lag behind both our partners in the United States and our competition in China. In many ways, we are no longer leaders in innovation, we are not pioneers. It often seems that we can only regulate, especially to our detriment. If we want to protect our future, our future prosperity in Europe, we

Madam President, I believe that a greater share of EU support should go to young, small and family businesses, to those who take care of the countryside, water resources and contribute to rural life. Subsidies, on the other hand, should not be directed to those who manage thousands of hectares and very often are not interested in the place where they have or manage those hectares. Money will not b

Madam President, I would like to request a vote on referral back to committee for interinstitutional negotiations, in line with Rule 60(4) of the Rules of Procedure.