What Dan spoke about.

Madam President, High Representative, for the European Parliament, resolutions are the weapon of parliamentary democracy, and I thank the groups who have advocated a swift resolution and response to the deterioration of the situation in the Black Sea. Civilian commercial vessels are attacked by drones, either close to the territorial waters of the European Union, Romania and Bulgaria, or even in R

Mr President, dear colleagues, I strongly supported this report on the European Union's anti-corruption strategy. Corruption costs the European Union almost €1 trillion every year, stolen directly from hospitals, schools, highways or kindergartens. For Romanians and all European citizens, the rule of law cannot be negotiable. Hello and I greatly appreciate the work of my colleagues from the Renew

Mr President, I voted with confidence for this resolution more than necessary for the economic and geopolitical future of the Union. Africa is a vital strategic partner, especially in securing critical raw material chains and countering the influence of other global powers. Our partnership must be peer-to-peer, supporting the integration of the African Continental Free Trade Area and sustainable i

Mr President, I voted firmly in favour of this resolution. The so-called elections in Russia are a complete butaforie of the Putin regime, devoid of any democratic legitimacy. We cannot recognize a State Duma voted under terror and illegal electoral simulations, organized in the occupied territories of Ukraine, but also, without agreement, in the Republic of Moldova and Georgia. More than 4,000 po

Mr President, dear colleagues, we must acknowledge a stark reality. Earlier this year, Azerbaijan's National Assembly unilaterally suspended cooperation with the European Parliament, dismissing our human rights concerns as ungrounded. Yet, outrageous new cases prove otherwise. While trade and connectivity projects with the EU flourish, democratic voices continue to fall victim to repression. Ali K

Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, looking after four and a half years, the images that continue to come from Ukraine are simply heartbreaking. We are talking about innocent people, about families left without a roof over their heads in the middle of winter and about a civilian infrastructure destroyed by Russia with unjustifiable cruelty. We stand with Ukraine and that is how we must remain. But

(the beginning of the intervention was not done on the microphone)...I welcome the idea of close cooperation with Canada and congratulate you on Prime Minister Carney's presence here today. Associative membership of Canada equates to the enlargement of the Union across the ocean, and this alliance is a very strong prerequisite for security and development for our citizens. But about the domestic e

Mr President, Romania is today on the front line of the hybrid war waged by the Kremlin on the Black Sea and on the eastern flank. Repeated incursions of Russian drones into Romanian territory, violations of airspace and constant misinformation are not mere accidents or errors. They are a deliberate campaign to intimidate and test our European cohesion. Romania's security is the security of the en

Madam President, Commissioner, rapporteur, the report we are debating today confirms an undeniable reality: The Republic of Moldova is advancing rapidly and decisively towards its goal of becoming a member state of the European Union. I want to welcome the extraordinary resilience of Moldovan citizens, despite hybrid threats, disinformation and unprecedented interference orchestrated by the Kremli

Mr President, Commissioner, North Macedonia has been a candidate country for over two decades – a lot of time for trust, fatigue and disappointment – yet 71 % of its citizens still strongly support joining the European Union. This dedication deserves a clear European future. However, further progress on internal reforms is still needed. This is especially true for the rule of law, fighting corrupt

Madam President, as standing rapporteur, I have to share a matter of deep regret: Azerbaijan has recently made the unilateral decision to break off relations with the European Parliament. Now, make no mistake – Azerbaijan is an increasingly important partner for the European Union in reality. We see eye-to-eye on energy, and we see eye-to-eye on regional connectivity. But a true partnership requir

The European Union is mainly a solidarity project. Cannot be a national interest now in Europe against the rest of Europe in terms of security. This is my position. This is the Renew position. This is the position of every European who consider the solidarity, the development of Europe as a main priority for the whole continent.

Mr President, we live in a harsh geopolitical reality, marked by aggressive power dynamics, in which the governance of the European Union is under unprecedented pressure. Today's questions to the Council and the Commission are more than legitimate: Is our institutional framework, as it is today, still able to act effectively, to respond to challenges? The honest answer is no. We can no longer mana

I'll switch to English to be clearly understood. The way the world is today started when Putin attacked Ukraine. That was the flame who burned the world in this moment. And Putin attacked Ukraine without any excuse. This the main problem and this is why we are discussing today exactly this topic.

Madam President, for more than four years, the Kremlin has been treating the Geneva Convention as a mere suggestion and not as an international law. From Romania we do not see these horrors only on the news, on TV ‑ 44 drones or fragments of drones have crashed in our country. The last drone fell, not long ago, in a big city. Hundreds of people were evacuated. Justice can no longer be a post-war l

Mr President, the multiannual budget debated today must support a vision for a truly resilient Europe in the current geopolitical context. We cannot afford to sacrifice cohesion, we cannot afford to sacrifice agriculture, we cannot afford not to support competitiveness, we cannot afford, in fact, to allocate too little funds to the next budget. In order to ensure our role as a credible global play

Mr President, in a geopolitical environment increasingly defined by a great power rivalry and rising protectionism, the European Parliament highlights a critical truth: strengthening our bond with Canada is no longer just a choice, it is a strategic necessity. As we face an unstable transatlantic relationship with the US, marked by shifting priorities and economic friction, Canada remains our most

Mr President, enlargement is no longer just a European policy today - it is our most powerful geopolitical tool for peace and security. For the Republic of Moldova, whose future is inextricably linked to the European Union, the path of accession is a historical necessity that we must support with utmost urgency. But we have to be honest: Enlargement can no longer be a one-way street. It is a moral

Madam President, this report, which was adopted today by Parliament and which I voted for with all confidence, is also a response that the European Union must address to the need for humanitarian support that humanity is facing. In the context of the United States that has withdrawn from most markets with humanitarian crises, in the context in which crises no longer come as they did in previous ye

Madam President, this 28th regime is finally Europe's response to one of the most important crises we have faced in recent years. The fact that those successful European companies that were becoming profitable, that needed growth, had to leave the European market, going to America or to other European markets, to the UK, precisely for the difficulty of doing business in Europe. This regulation com

Madam President, I voted for this report because it is a tool through which patients across Europe will henceforth have access to basic medicines. Basically, states will now be obliged, European states, to provide stocks for those fundamental medicines that, in one country or another, over time, have been lacking, creating tremendous pressure on people and patients dependent on these medicines. An

Madam President, the 2025 report reveals a stark 'deterioration of the global human rights landscape', nowhere more visible than in our Eastern Neighbourhood. We witness 'territories under military occupation' and Russia's illegal invasion of Ukraine, where sexual violence is brutally deployed as a 'weapon of war'. Simultaneously, we see a proliferation of 'foreign agents laws', including in 'coun