What Jan spoke about.

Madam President, Commissioner, Minister, this debate has always showed very clearly what is going on in the European Parliament. Because of the changes in the budget, we have the very clear presentation of anti-Europeans and pro-Europeans, even the pacifists who are now becoming pro-Russians. So, I think this is quite a typical situation. But the big majority is on a very clear mainstream and very

Mr President, thank you very much. Mr. Commissioner, I'm sorry. Mr. Secretary of State! Today's decision of the European Parliament has many important meanings for the functioning of this institution and for the functioning of the European Union in general. Firstly, this decision of today's Parliament to give its consent to the budget revision closes a certain procedure related to the preparation

Madam President, I'm sorry. Mr President of the European Council, Mr. Commissioner, I'm sorry. We, as Parliament's rapporteurs on the Multiannual Financial Perspective, are well aware of the gravity of the situation. And we are aware of how much depends on the European Parliament today. That is why we very much welcomed the decision of the European Council to provide assistance to Ukraine. But we

Mr President, thank you very much. Mr. Commissioner, I'm sorry. Madam Minister, I'm sorry. I have the impression that after such a debate Victor Orbán will be the main hero of the European Union and that his importance will grow. And yet we have to pay attention not only to who he is and what he does, but what he blocks. I would just like to draw your attention to the fact that, firstly, we are at

Madam President, I'm sorry. Mr. Commissioner, I'm sorry. Mr. Secretary of State! It is not only the European Parliament that is waiting for the decision on next year's budgets. This is what the citizens of the European Union are waiting for, who would like to know whether, if we set certain priorities, certain tasks – such as, firstly, Ukraine, the most important, secondly, immigration issues, as

Mr President, thank you very much. Mr. Commissioner, I'm sorry. The 2024 budget is running, in its preparation, in a rather specific atmosphere, because on the one hand we have very difficult external conditions, because there is war and other conflicts, and on the other hand, as we have been talking about for a long time, it is undoubtedly necessary to prepare a budget amendment, i.e. a revision

Madam President, I'm sorry. Mr. Commissioner, I'm sorry. First of all, I would like to stress that the role of the rapporteurs, who are implementing the European Parliament's plan in a very consistent way, should be pointed out with great respect, but in order to bring about fundamental changes. It is worth noting this, because in politics it does not always happen that someone is consistent and f

Madam President, I'm sorry. Mr. Commissioner, I'm sorry. Listening to this debate, it is clear that the majority of Parliament is in favour of the proposal for a revision. But can someone say if we are standing on the ground at all, or are we behaving rationally? When the Commission proposes to increase the budget, the Council is really saying that it will not increase it, and we are responding to

Madam President, I'm sorry. Commissioner, thank you very much. I would like to remind you that today the European Parliament will vote on its position on the revision of the Multiannual Financial Framework 2021-2027. But it should also be an important indication for us and an important reminder of the debate that has been going on for many years in the European institutions. Can we really predict

Mr President, thank you very much. Mr. Commissioner, I'm sorry. It is worth recalling here once again that the issue of own income, new own income did not arise in connection with the loan taken out. This issue had already been raised much earlier and concerned the future of the European Union in general. It concerned the shape of the European Union and its construction, but also the way we pay fo

Madam President, I'm sorry. Commissioner, I'm sorry. The title of our debate today refers to all the European institutions, but of course we know that the pretext for these activities and discussions is the corruption scandal in the European Parliament. We ask ourselves whether the fact that this type of crime occurs is the result of the weakness of human nature, that is, the vulnerability to crim

The last sentence is very important. For this reason, the EPP Group has decided that until the integrity of this procedure is restored, it will not take part in any preparation, any negotiation, any co-signing and any debate, and will not take part in the plenary votes on the urgency resolutions.

Madam President, we take note that the Chamber has rejected our request. For this reason, allow me to explain the position of the EPP Group. The EPP Group has tried hard to persuade other groups to include in this week’s resolution on corruption a need to define the scope of urgency resolutions better in order to ensure proper scrutiny of a third-party influence. But incredibly, this was not accep

Madam President, dear colleagues, the EPP Group requests a point of order on the basis of Rule 200(4) of the EP Rules of Procedure on the adjournment of a vote. In light of the ongoing criminal investigations into a corrupt network of individual Members, former Members and assistants in the European Parliament, the EPP Group is extremely concerned about the integrity of the foreign policy position

Madam President, Mr Commissioner, I think that at the end of our debate, before voting, it’s very clear that the European Parliament, in its majority, really feels co-responsible for the actions which should be organised and made by the European Union. This is our challenge but, of course, we know very well how difficult it is and how difficult it will be to find the financial resources to do it.

Madam President, I'm sorry. Mr. Secretary of State! Mr. Commissioner, I'm sorry. The question we ask ourselves today is this: Why are we now, before the end of 2022, adopting the text of the resolution on the Multiannual Financial Framework? What is the reason why Parliament wants to strongly ask the European Commission to prepare a proposal for a revision, i.e. a revision of the multiannual finan

Mr. Secretary of State! Mr. Commissioner, I'm sorry. The debate on the veto, of course, has two sides. On the one hand, we have countries that are afraid of being voted on. And it's not just about small countries, it's also about big countries. On the other hand, there is the fear of using the veto as a method of blackmail. Different points of view must be taken into account, but first and foremos

Madam President, I'm sorry. Mr. Commissioner, I'm sorry. The discussion on macro-economic assistance is in fact on two levels. The first level is, of course, the necessary assistance to Ukraine in maintaining macroeconomic stability, in maintaining the functioning of the state in all its functions. This is not money for the reconstruction of Ukraine. This is money to maintain the stability of the

Mr President, thank you very much. Mr. Commissioner, I'm sorry. As co-rapporteur for the Multiannual Financial Framework, I have the opportunity to look at whether the European Union budget is well-designed to face new challenges. Of course, in the coming months we will be asking the Commission and the Council to revise this budget, but the key issue is what the European Union budget will be finan

Mr President, let me first express my thanks on behalf of the EPP Group for the very good cooperation with the Commission on the programme from last year. And I think that it is important, especially in this Chamber, to remind all of us that this is the third year of the multiannual financial framework (MFF) – I mean, 23 – but this is our fourth year of this term. So the end of the term is coming.

Madam President, I'm sorry. Mr. Commissioner, I'm sorry. Mr. Secretary of State! 2023 is the third year of the multiannual financial perspective. In a normal situation, it would have been a year of very serious advancement in spending. Unfortunately, external conditions have meant that expenditure will accumulate in the second part, so it will probably start in 2023. Therefore, we assume that more

Madam President, I'm sorry. Commissioner, I'm sorry. Mr. Secretary of State! Today we are talking about one of the most serious issues, one of the fundamental human rights. And, of course, we very much welcome the information on what action is being taken by both the European Commission and the Council. However, we have the impression that for the most part these are declarations and not necessari

Mr President, thank you very much. Mr. Commissioner, I'm sorry. At the moment, we are asking ourselves the fundamental question of whether the budget of the European Union is prepared, whether it is properly structured, whether it is sufficient to meet the new challenges that lie ahead. The answer we give in the Committee on Budgets is that it is not prepared. We therefore have to revise the multi

Mr President, thank you very much. Mr. Commissioner, I'm sorry. Madam Minister, I'm sorry. Today we are talking about the social and economic consequences for the Union, but we should not say what the consequences will be, but what the consequences may be. If we talk about what the consequences might be, it is a question of what we, as the European Union, will do to reduce the negative consequence

Madam President, by the way, we are not speaking about the mid—term review, but mid-term revision. But my question was what about the stress test? I mean the revision of legislation which exists in the future.