What Oliver spoke about.

Mr President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen! In recent months, we have all received numerous messages from small businesses. These include the bookseller that Ingeborg Ter Laak mentioned, craftsmen, online retailers, family businesses that want to sell their products to other EU countries as well. But instead of a functioning internal market, they are facing new bureaucratic hurdles. Even tho

Mr President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen! Moldova is once again at a turning point. Recent political developments in Chisinau show how sensitive the domestic political situation remains and how crucial stability, reform capacity and a clear European course are now. It is against this background that I consider this report to be particularly important. It clearly shows: Moldova has made rem

Madam President, ladies and gentlemen, The decision of the Azerbaijani Parliament to suspend cooperation with the European Parliament, with us, marks a new low point and shows how great the political tensions have become. But just as disagreements grow, conversation channels must not be closed. That is why it is important for me to say one thing clearly: The European Parliament is and will remain

(Start of speech when microphone is switched off) ... after the COVID pandemic (Words when the microphone is turned off) It has become clear what a global situation we are in. It can't help us (incomprehensible words), where in the world when something happens – and we have seen it with COVID that something far away from Europe affects us all very quickly through mobility, through connectivity in

Madam President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, The new Ebola ‑ outbreak and the Hantavirus cases show: Viruses don't respect state boundaries, and health crises have long since become part of our own security architecture. Three out of four emerging diseases come from the animal kingdom. Climate change, environmental degradation and the increasing proximity between humans and animals increas

Madam President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, Tonight we are discussing a topic that sounds technical – wastewater treatment. But in reality, it is a fundamental question: How do we combine environmental protection with a secure supply of medicines? The objectives of the new Urban Waste Water Directive are correct. The fourth stage of cleansing works. It is a step forward for our

Madam President, ladies and gentlemen! The past few years have shown: Shortages in the supply of medicines are a real threat to patients, to our health systems and a strategic risk to Europe's ability to act. If we want to secure the supply of critical medicines, one thing applies: Reliable supply does not come with new bureaucracy, but only with a strong and competitive pharmaceutical industry in

Madam President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen! Rare earths are the basis of the technologies that shape our everyday lives. But value creation is now more and more in Chinese hands and this dependence makes us vulnerable. If our digital transformation, our military capability and our energy systems depend on political decisions outside Europe, that is a strategic threat. But we are not at th

Madam President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen! In a few weeks, the climate conference COP 30 will start in Belém. There, the world community will talk about ambitious goals, and that's good. But what matters is whether we reach them. Europe is strong in setting goals, but we also need to be strong in implementing them. Ambition alone is not enough. We need courage to enable, less bureaucracy

Madam President, ladies and gentlemen, Commissioner! The list of critical medicines is now over 270 active ingredients and substances, including simple cough juices for children, and makes the urgency for the Critical Medicines Act clear. Globalization and strong cost pressures have led to a churn in production and a concentration on a few manufacturers in China and India. But supply bottlenecks a

Madam President, Madam Executive Vice-President! Ladies and Gentlemen! Sanctions are imposed on those who are vulnerable. Unfortunately, this is where our European weakness in the chip industry comes to light. We must therefore be bold in our efforts to strengthen European microelectronics. The Chips Act was a good first step, but it is far from sufficient in its current form and not stimulating i

Mr President! Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen! Social media has a huge impact on our society. In a few years, they have radically changed our information behavior and our way of conducting debates. At the same time, we see how the new information monopolies endanger or even destroy previously established media. For our democracy, which depends on good media, this is an alarm signal that we must

Mr President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen! I am very grateful that we are having this debate here today. Experts predict that mental illness will be one of humanity's biggest problems in the coming years. Even today, one in eight people in my home country is affected by depression. It is predicted that this will be the most common disease in Europe by the end of the decade. However, the rap

Mr President, ladies and gentlemen! I am grateful for today's debate and the contributions of many colleagues, especially from the countries concerned. These hours and days are about help on the ground, and it is a strong sign of mutual solidarity and good neighbourly cooperation that we stand by each other in this need. Even from the afflicted Ukraine, there are offers of support for the affected