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17

Dec

2025

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The deepening democratic crisis in Georgia (debate)

Over the past year, we have witnessed continued democratic backsliding in Georgia, with pressures on independent media, intimidated civil society, selective use of the judiciary and the adoption of legislation that runs counter to basic European standards. The implementation of the Foreign Influence and Foreign Agents Act remains a direct challenge to freedom of association and expression, despite…

16

Dec

2025

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Phasing out Russian natural gas imports and improving monitoring of potential energy dependencies (debate)

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Nov

2025

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The situation of Christian communities and religious minorities in Nigeria and the Middle East, and Europe’s responsibility to protect them and guarantee freedom of conscience (topical debate)

26

Nov

2025

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EU position on the proposed plan and EU engagement towards a just and lasting peace for Ukraine (debate)

Madam President, dear colleagues, the Commission President said today that the pressure should be put on the aggressor, not on the victim. I fully agree with that, but then we need to move from words to action. That means, among other things, that we should ban the import not only of gas, but also of oil. That is the position of this Parliament, and it is about time that the Council also agrees on…

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Nov

2025

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Escalation of the war and the humanitarian catastrophe in Sudan (continuation of debate)

The humanitarian crisis in Sudan continues and deepens as the civil war between the Sudan Armed Forces and the so-called Rapid Support Forces escalates. We have an arms embargo, but it is not respected, of course, because we have an internal struggle for power, but also because those weapons are supplied from the outside. Precisely because we have one geopolitical background, one regional [backgro…

13

Nov

2025

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Conclusions of the European Council meeting of 23 October 2025 (debate)

Dear Chair, we want a Europe that is competitive, secure and therefore we need to reduce energy dependencies. Since Europe does not have enough fossil fuels, of course we have to go to renewable sources. And in this sense, the green transition is also very much geopolitically relevant to reduce our dependence on Russia, if you will, also on the United States or the Gulf. But if we go with unrealis…

7

Oct

2025

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EU political strategy on Latin America (debate)

Dear Chair, I started my speech in Spanish, I will finish in my mother tongue, in Croatian. If nothing else, out of respect for the great Croatian emigrant community in Latin America, but also for the sake of emphasizing that Latin America must be important not only for Spain, for Portugal, who of course have historical relations with Latin America, but for the entire European Union. I think that …

7

Oct

2025

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EU political strategy on Latin America (debate)

Madam President, Commissioner, with this resolution we are going to define Parliament's priorities and message in view of the next EU-CELAC summit. In a world with less multilateralism and more fragmentation, Latin America cannot be left out of our strategic thinking. On the contrary, it must be understood as our natural ally, with which we share not only centuries of history, but also the same va…

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Oct

2025

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New Strategic EU-India Agenda (debate)

Mr President, Madam Commissioner, the new strategic EU-India agenda is a timely and adequate response to the process of weakening multilateralism and fragmentation of the international order. The geopolitical competition between the United States and China is reshaping trade and international relations, affecting all of us. Therefore, if we don't want to remain a mere spectator, we need to adapt a…

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Oct

2025

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The EU’s role in supporting the recent peace efforts for Gaza and a two-state solution (debate)

First of all, I would like to express today my solidarity with the families of the victims and hostages that Hamas still holds in captivity. Today, October 7th, we must once again remember that Hamas, with its terrorist attack on Israeli civilians, has begun this new tragic chapter of the war in the Middle East. Hamas should not be rewarded for this. Hamas must disappear from Gaza so that Palestin…

9

Sep

2025

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Situation in Colombia after the wave of recent terrorist attacks (debate)

Mr. President, the violent once again terrorize Colombia and threaten regional stability, democracy and Colombian sovereignty itself. Terrorist and narco groups have made it clear that the government-driven strategy of total peace has unfortunately not worked, but it was also interpreted by these groups as a "Free Stone!" for their nefarious plans. The Catatumbo massacres, the terrorist attacks ag…

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Sep

2025

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Wave of violence and continuous use of force against protesters in Serbia (debate)

Ten months after the tragedy of Novi Sad, Serbia is much more polarized. The level of violence and repression has increased, which we clearly condemn. The EPP will take appropriate decisions regarding the relationship with the SNS, as announced today by President Weber. We have talked about the nature of Vucic's power many times. We have prepared a resolution with our colleague Picula and other sh…

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Sep

2025

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Ukraine (joint debate)

Madam President, dear colleagues, once again we need to stress that it was Putin who started this war of aggression against Ukraine, and it's Putin who doesn't want to end it. The attacks on Kyiv, including the government building and the EU delegation, are the clearest reminder. The fact that Putin fiercely opposes the deployment of Western peacekeeping forces, even after a deal is reached, shows…

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Jul

2025

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2023 and 2024 reports on Bosnia and Herzegovina (debate)

This week marks 30 years since the Srebrenica genocide. This year we are celebrating 30 years since Dayton. And, let's not forget, this year we are marking 75 years since the Schuman Declaration, the European peace project that BiH wants to join. That is why I appeal to all actors in BiH to adopt the Law on the HJPC, the Law on the Court of BiH, to appoint the Chief Negotiator in order for BiH to …

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Jun

2025

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Institutional and political implications of the EU enlargement process and global challenges (debate)

Dear Chair, the success of enlargement depends on four key factors: the political will of the Member States, the will of the candidates, the absorption capacity of the Union and the administrative capacity of the candidates. The situation here is different and therefore the approach must remain individual. In the case of Ukraine, we are facing the problem of decision-making in the Council, and its…

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Jun

2025

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Upcoming NATO summit on 24-26 June 2025 (debate)

Dear Chairman, thank you. High Representative, happy birthday. Many years ago, as a doctor, I served as a Croatian diplomat in NATO and it was almost inconceivable that the Americans would support the development of a European pillar within NATO. Why? NATO remains, of course, the backbone of European security, but America is increasingly considering, of course, the Indo-Pacific as its priority. Th…

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Jun

2025

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Assassination attempt on Senator Miguel Uribe and the threat to the democratic process and peace in Colombia (debate)

Mr President, Madam High Representative, the attack on the presidential candidate, Senator Miguel Uribe Turbay, was not only a vile attack on his life, but also an attack on democracy in Colombia. It was an act of violence with which we want to force the country to return decades ago: the terror of the eighties, of the nineties, of Pablo Escobar, of drug trafficking, of the anti-democratic guerril…

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Jun

2025

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2023 and 2024 reports on Moldova (debate)

Mr President, dear colleagues, Moldova today is Europe's frontline of resilience and determination. Despite relentless hybrid attacks, disinformation campaigns and economic pressure from Russia, the Moldovan people have reaffirmed, through a constitutional referendum and the presidential elections, their firm choice for a European future. This report rightly recognises Moldova's progress in judici…

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Jun

2025

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2023 and 2024 reports on Montenegro (debate)

Dear Chairman, this report is in support of a sovereign and pro-European Montenegro. Our ambition for Montenegro to join the European Union, and for this it is necessary to fulfill all reforms and eliminate the forces that drag Montenegro into the so-called Serbian world with all the problems that this anti-European, anti-Western concept presents. Part of the government in Montenegro is still movi…

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May

2025

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Russian energy phase-out, Nord Stream and the EU's energy sovereignty (debate)

Dear Chairman, Commissioner, the Commission has adopted this roadmap to stop importing Russian gas and Russian oil and I welcome it. However, a month before this roadmapa Hungary and Serbia have agreed to build an oil pipeline to increase Russian oil imports. You know that Hungary has an exemption because it does not want to use the Adriatic pipeline under the pretext that tariffs are too expensiv…

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May

2025

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The EU's response to the Israeli government's plan to seize the Gaza Strip, ensuring effective humanitarian support and the liberation of hostages (debate)

Dear Chairman, colleague and colleague, the war in Gaza must be stopped. The suffering of civilians, the death of children, all these horrors really have to stop. Humanitarian aid to Gaza is necessary and urgent. It should also be stressed that the hostages must be immediately released, as we must not forget that this all started with the terrorist attack of Hamas on 7 October 2023. And I am sorry…

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May

2025

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Return of Ukrainian children forcibly transferred and deported by Russia

The abduction of more than 20,000 Ukrainian children by the Russian Federation is not only a serious violation of international humanitarian law, it is a systematic attempt to erase the Ukrainian identity and dismantle a people through the most vulnerable part of its society, namely children. Children are not just numbers, they have names, families, and homes waiting for them, and instead face for…

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May

2025

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Resilience and the need to improve the interconnection of energy grid infrastructure in the EU: the first lessons from the blackout in the Iberian Peninsula (debate)

Madam President, on 28 April I was at Chamartín station in Madrid when the blackout occurred, and I was there for about six hours. I wanted, first, to pay tribute to the Spanish citizens for their proof of civility, there was no desman. My admiration for the Spanish people and, obviously, my solidarity with the relatives of those who died because of this blackout. Now, what can we learn from him? …

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May

2025

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2023 and 2024 reports on Kosovo (debate)

Mr President, let me begin by congratulating Riho Terras for his report, which is fully in line with the recommendations approved by Parliament's delegation at the Stabilisation and Association Parliamentary Committee with Kosovo. It is particularly timely to stress today that in 2010, at the request of Serbia, the International Court of Justice concluded that Kosovo's declaration of independence …

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May

2025

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2023 and 2024 reports on Serbia (debate)

Dear Chair, the EPP Group will support this report, which presents precisely and objectively Serbia's achievements and shortcomings on its path towards the EU. The report thus notes macroeconomic stability and fiscal discipline in the country, GDP growth and foreign investment coming most from the EU, as well as obtaining the first investment credit rating. Serbia's border management agreement wit…