What Biljana spoke about.

4 Jul

2022

HR Speech

Adoption by Croatia of the euro on 1 January 2023 (debate)

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I would like to thank the Honourable Chair, the colleagues, the Honourable Commissioner, first and foremost to congratulate the rapporteurs, in particular my colleague Margarida, on this positive report. Countless times it has been shown that in times of crisis like this, strength is in communion and integration. That is why Croatia's further integration into the European Union is positive for bot…

4 Jul

2022

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Digital Services Act - Digital Markets Act (debate)

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Dear Chairman, I would like to congratulate the rapporteurs, first of all Christel and Rene, on the outstanding work they have done. These are truly laws that will change the internet as we know it and set a standard for protecting citizens globally. Over the years, the internet has become a wild west. Everyone can misrepresent themselves there, everyone can track everyone, take their data, deceiv…

23 Jun

2022

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National vetoes to undermine the global tax deal (debate)

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Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Last year, 137 countries agreed to introduce a minimum tax rate for large multinationals. For us socialists, this was a great success. It is not only something that is fair and just, as well as something that we have pointed out for years, but in this situation such taxation is absolutely necessary. We need money because this crisis is not over. A system in which a small c…

22 Jun

2022

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This is Europe - Debate with the Prime Minister of Croatia, Andrej Plenković (debate)

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Dear President, dear colleagues, dear Prime Minister, every crisis is most affected by the poorest and most vulnerable. And while some think about how to put food on the table or pay for directions, others get rich. Energy dependence and production disruptions resulted in rising prices, but some went to heaven solely and exclusively because of greed. Taxing windfall profits, quality price control,…

7 Apr

2022

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Right to repair (debate)

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Dear President, dear colleagues, dear Commissioner, I am very pleased that today we have the opportunity to vote on such an important topic. Seventy-seven percent of Europeans would rather repair a device than buy a new one. Despite this, waste in our environment is accumulating, and citizens are forced to constantly and again buy new devices. It is essential that the consumer knows at the time of…

9 Mar

2022

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Batteries and waste batteries (debate)

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As many as 42% of smartphone and 27% of laptop failures are connected to the battery. We all remember the time when the battery on the mobile phone could easily be removed and replaced, and each of us could be his own master. Mobile phones are now assembled in such a way that the battery sticks and if you try to separate it, there is a good chance that you will further damage the device. This prop…

15 Feb

2022

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Strengthening Europe in the fight against cancer(debate)

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Dear Chairman, the measures we are discussing today are literally life-saving measures. The figure that 40% of cancer cases can be prevented is encouraging, as prevention is the best medicine – more effective than any treatment, saving lives, nerves, fear and tears. One of the most important elements is healthy lifestyle habits that I would best describe with the phrase: Enjoy everything, exaggera…

14 Dec

2021

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Digital Markets Act (debate)

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Dear Chair, I would like to start by congratulating the rapporteurs on their excellent work on this great and important document. For too long, the internet has grown and changed without any control. In more than twenty years since the last regulation, the Internet has changed significantly, occupied our everyday life, become both a necessity and a party. It has become both a major source of profi…

20 Oct

2021

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Global Tax Agreements to be endorsed at the G20 Summit in Rome, 30th/31st of October (debate)

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Dear Chairman, this is a historic agreement and a great victory for us, the Social Democrats. The system whereby a small craftsman pays a higher percentage of tax than a large multinational company is deeply unfair and must be changed. The minimum effective tax rate will allow for fairer tax collection. The big ones will no longer be able to go around looking for the best tax haven, and the Europe…

18 Oct

2021

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Farm to Fork Strategy (debate)

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Dear President, dear colleagues, a strategy is necessary because Europe, but also the world, must change the way they produce and consume food. The way we do it now is not sustainable, it has not been sustainable for decades. Every time we sit down at the table, we consume not only food, but also the future of our children and grandchildren. We're not entitled to that! On this plate are consumed s…

6 Oct

2021

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Pandora Papers: implications on the efforts to combat money laundering, tax evasion and avoidance (debate)

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Dear Chairman, the rich avoid paying taxes - what a shocking discovery! S&D has been talking about tax evasion for years, and these documents show just how right we were. There is a whole industry specialized in enabling tax evasion to the rich, and this discovery, although the largest so far, unfortunately, is a drop in the sea. If this isn't an alarm bell to finally pass effective legislation ag…

15 Sep

2021

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State of the Union (debate)

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Dear Chairman, every crisis is an opportunity, but only if we have the courage to make big moves. Our recovery plan obliges Member States to invest in digital infrastructure and sustainability. We must seize this opportunity to develop new economic models that will create new and more sustainable jobs. However, we must not forget the social dimension of the recovery, as in most of the European Uni…