What Davor Ivo spoke about.

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35 years ago, in March of '91, the first victim of the Homeland War - Josip Jović - fell. Here, in the highest house of European democracy, we pay tribute to him and to all the Croatian defenders who have laid down their lives for their homeland. Bloody Easter was not an isolated incident. It was the beginning of the Greater Serbian aggression against Croatia. Aggressions that were caref…

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Energy security, independence and supply in the geopolitical context - ensuring market stability and affordable energy for industry and citizens (debate)

Dear Chairman, I must react to the statement made in this debate that the supply of oil to Hungary and Slovakia is at risk. That's not true. It is true that the Russian oil pipeline Družba is not working, due to the Russian aggression against Ukraine, but it is not true that the supply in Hungary and Slovakia is at risk because they have an alternative and they are already using this al…

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2026

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Energy security, independence and supply in the geopolitical context - ensuring market stability and affordable energy for industry and citizens (debate)

Dear colleague, half of the energy that we consume in Europe is for heating and cooling, and the Commission is about to publish a strategy on heating and cooling, and within that, an action plan for geothermal energy – the first action plan. What are your expectations? What do you expect from these strategic documents?…

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EUCO and situation in the Middle East (joint debate)

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2026

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EUCO and situation in the Middle East (joint debate)

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2026

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Recommendation on enhanced EU-Canada cooperation in the current geopolitical context, including the threats to Canada’s economic stability and sovereignty (debate)

Dear Chairman, we really need to look at relations with Canada in the context of changed geopolitical circumstances, because indeed, the international order that America actually created and maintained, is now changing it itself. And so we need to deepen our relations with Canada, not to be directed against the US, but to take into account all these changes, and we have common values and interests…

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2026

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EU enlargement strategy (debate)

Dear Chairman, this is one good document, I will support it, although I do not agree with all the items. Namely, I think too much attention is given to the introduction of qualified majority voting, which in my opinion will not solve the problems of enlargement because decisions will remain in the hands of the Member States. The key question, however, is one another, and that is how to devise a mo…

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2026

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Presentation of the Energy Package (debate)

The European Union imported more than 300 billion euros in gas and oil before this price increase due to the Gulf War. Of course, the solution is not to lift sanctions on Russia now and further deepen dependence on fossil fuels, but to reduce such dependence. Nuclear power, small modular reactors can really be part of this solution. But not just that. The Commission also committed to adopt a heati…

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Housing crisis in the European Union with the aim of proposing solutions for decent, sustainable and affordable housing (debate)

Dear Chair, if the price of square meters has increased by 55% in the last ten years, this is because demand is still much higher than supply and therefore solutions must come from the supply side. Therefore, adopt measures that will encourage more housing units in the market, that those that are on short-term lease today, but also encourage the construction of new housing units. And for this it i…

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2026

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Systemic oppression, inhumane conditions and arbitrary detentions by the regime in Iran

Dear Chairman, Commissioner, in today's Iran, systematic repression is part of state policy. Peaceful protesters were killed, thousands of them. Activists, journalists, members of ethnic and religious minorities are exposed to violence, degrading detention conditions and arbitrary arrests, which are increasingly used as a means of so-called hostage diplomacy towards European citizens. It is not on…

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2026

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Post-election situation in Uganda and threats against opposition leader Bobi Wine

Mr President, the situation in Uganda is not only a problem for Bobi Wine – of course, it is for him and his family. It's not only a problem for Uganda, for the country. We've seen that last year in Tanzania. We unfortunately are seeing that in other parts of Africa. But this is also a failure for us. It's a failure of our development cooperation policy. Because I will remind you that in the UN SD…

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Accession of Montenegro to the Convention of 2 July 2019 on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Judgments in Civil or Commercial Matters - Accession of the Republic of Albania to the Convention of 2 July 2019 on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Judgments in Civil or Commercial Matters (joint debate)

Dear Chair, as we have heard in this debate, the argument is very clear why the European Parliament should not be circumvented. I would only add that both Albania and Montenegro are candidates, the most advanced candidates for membership in the European Union, and we ask them to respect the rule of law, to respect the role of Parliament, not to bypass their parliaments, and then we should set such…

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Urgent need to address the humanitarian catastrophe in Sudan and to achieve a sustainable peace (debate)

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Situation in Northeast Syria, the violence against civilians and the need to maintain a sustainable ceasefire (debate)

Mr President, Madam Commissioner, the international community has welcomed the political agreement and the ceasefire agreement reached between the Syrian Government and the SDF from March 2025 and January this year. Yet, it is crucial that the significant steps towards de-escalation are carried out in a way that will finally bring peace and protection to all citizens and, of course, to all ethnic …

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European response to the attacks on the Ukrainian energy system causing a humanitarian crisis (debate)

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Extreme weather events in particular in Portugal, southern Italy, Malta and Greece: European response in strengthening readiness, preparedness and solidarity mechanisms (debate)

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Presidential elections in Honduras, the non-recognition of the outcome by the incumbent administration and the attacks on opposition members of the National Assembly

Madam President, ladies and gentlemen, what has happened in Honduras and why are we debating this resolution today in the European Parliament? Because there was, obviously, a new attempt in a government in Latin America to ignore the will of the citizens that was expressed in the vote. There was an attempt to retain power, even though the popular vote went in another direction to what was the gove…

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European Council meeting (joint debate)

Dear Chairman, today we are talking about an independent Europe, which requires a European Defence Union and strengthening our economy. Both require access to critical raw materials, and we cannot do so unless we support the Mercosur agreement, which we will decide in a matter of minutes. Of course, we also need to reduce Europe’s dependence on foreign trade and strengthen our internal market. We …

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Human rights and democracy in the world and the European Union’s policy on the matter – annual report 2025 (debate)

Madam President, 15 years ago, over 50 % of the population in the world were living in democracies. Today, that is less than 30 %. So obviously Fukuyama was wrong when he thought about the end of history and that democracies will finally win over autocracies. However, in many critical areas that we have mentioned today, I would like to use this opportunity to mention also a success story. I was th…

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CFSP and CSDP (Article 36 TEU) (joint debate)

Mr President, well, as the rapporteur has rightly said, the European Union has always supported a rules-based order. The problem is that that order is disappearing, if it has not disappeared already. So we need to adapt and act quickly. I see here three points. First, to speed up our investment in defence if we want to get some sort of strategic autonomy. Second, we have a very important vote tomo…

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Situation in Venezuela following the extraction of Maduro and the need to ensure a peaceful democratic transition (debate)

Madam President, Madam Vice-President, first of all, no Democrat should regret the fall of Nicolas Maduro. His dictatorship caused millions of emigrants, hundreds of political prisoners, corruption, drug trafficking and an appalling impoverishment of the Venezuelan people. Secondly, the abuses of power by a dictatorship – it is true – do not entitle a superpower not to respect international law, b…

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Territorial integrity and sovereignty of Greenland and the Kingdom of Denmark: the need for a united EU response to US blackmail attempts (debate)

Dear Chairman, this is not just Greenland, but a serious crisis in transatlantic relations and therefore it is not the time for panic moves, to throw ourselves into the hands of the Chinese, as some advocate, but for a clear and firm position. The position that we are open to cooperation with the United States on security issues, on common security, but we do not accept any blackmail. We will cert…

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2025

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30th anniversary of the signing of the Dayton-Paris Peace Agreement (debate)

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2025

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Mass kidnapping of children in Nigeria, including from St Mary's Catholic school in Papiri

The Honourable Chairman, the mass abduction of children from the Catholic School of St. Mary in Papyri is indeed a crime that shakes the conscience. Hundreds of children were abducted from a place that was supposed to be a haven of learning, care and faith. Although some children are freed, many children and teachers are still imprisoned and their families live in fear and uncertainty. This traged…

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2025

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Arbitrary arrest and sentencing of academics Bahruz Samadov and Igbal Abilov in Azerbaijan

The Honourable Chairman, in this plenary room two years ago, then as a member of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, I participated in the debate on de facto exclude the Azerbaijani delegation from the work of the organisation for human rights violations. I voted in favour of this resolution, but I also put in place a mechanism for Azerbaijan to return. Why? Because I think it is …