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May

2025

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2023 and 2024 reports on Türkiye (debate)

As I said, the problem of the occupation of the northern part of Cyprus remains and if you had heard better, you would have noticed that comment as well. So, our position is that we need a pragmatic cooperation, but without abandoning our values and our geopolitical interests, and this, of course, means defending the interests of our Member States, including Cyprus.…

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May

2025

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2023 and 2024 reports on Türkiye (debate)

Turkey is an EU candidate country, but it has been widely perceived as a regional power in the Middle East for years with growing geopolitical engagement in the Balkans, the Caucasus, Central Asia and Africa. Turkish authorities do not see the country as part of the West and its values. Unlike Russia, however, they do not intensify the conflict with the West. But there remains, of course, the prob…

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Apr

2025

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Execution spree in Iran and the confirmation of the death sentences of activists Behrouz Ehsani and Mehdi Hassani (debate)

Honourable Chair, Honourable colleagues, Honourable Commissioner, more than 900 executions in 2024 alone. That's no justice. It's state terror. The recent confirmation of the death sentences of Behruz Ehsani and Mehdi Hasani, following torture and mounted trials, is another flagrant violation of human rights. The European Parliament must not remain silent as the regime in Tehran continues the rele…

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Apr

2025

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Energy-intensive industries (debate)

You've mentioned geothermal. I just wanted to know whether you also support for the Commission developing a standalone action plan for geothermal, not just for cooling and heating, but also for the production of electricity. I would like to know your views about that.…

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Apr

2025

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Targeted attacks against Christians in the Democratic Republic of the Congo – defending religious freedom and security (debate)

Between 12 and 15 February, more than 70 Christians, including women, children and the elderly, were brutally murdered in a church in Kasanga, North Kivu province. And it's not a crime that's an isolated case. Sadly, since early March, at least 47 Christians have been killed in the northeast of the country. In the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Christians are increasingly targeted and harassed …

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Apr

2025

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Dramatic situation in Gaza and the need for an immediate return to the full implementation of the ceasefire and hostage release agreement (debate)

Madam President, I have asked for the floor precisely to refer to what Mrs Montero has said about the State of Israel as a genocidal State. I think it's a very serious accusation. Because one can accuse an individual of the worst crimes. That individual, then, has to be prosecuted and judged. A government can be accused of the worst crimes. That government has to be censored, changed, has to pay r…

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Apr

2025

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

What we know is that both Serbia and Kosovo have accepted obligations under the Brussels and Ohrid Agreements. Kosovo has its part of obligations with the Association of Municipalities in the north, and Serbia has voluntarily accepted the obligation not to block Kosovo's membership in regional and international organisations. What we are asking both countries is to fulfil the obligations they free…

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Apr

2025

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

Madam President, I'm glad that the CFSP report begins with the Western Balkans, because if there is a place where the EU is expected to have a leading role in fostering peace, it is exactly in this region. Our ambition is to integrate all the six countries in the EU on an individual and merit-based approach. As the biggest of the six, Serbia has an important position, but the Commission and the Co…

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Mar

2025

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Secessionist threats in Bosnia and Herzegovina and the recent escalation (debate)

Dear Chairman, colleague and colleague, Bosnia and Herzegovina needs peace, security, a European perspective, not divisions and the undermining of the constitutional order. It is not the time to raise tensions, but to respect the constitution and institutions of BiH and solve political problems through dialogue. This dialogue must, of course, be substantive, effective and with the clear purpose of…

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Mar

2025

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Frozen Russian assets (debate)

Mr President, dear colleagues, if the question is 'What is the legal basis for seizing the frozen assets of the Russian Federation?' let me draw your attention to one of the resolutions of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe. All our countries are members of the Council of Europe. That was adopted actually here in this very place in June last year. I know it because I was the rappo…

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Mar

2025

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Deteriorating situation in Gaza following the non-extension of the ceasefire (debate)

On 15 January, the first phase of the ceasefire began, allowing 33 Israeli hostages to be exchanged for 2,000 Palestinian prisoners. The second phase, namely the second phase of the ceasefire, has not started, but the conflicts have not escalated, at least not to the intensity that existed before 15 January. However, 59 hostages have not yet been released. Perhaps most of them, unfortunately, are …

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Mar

2025

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The need for EU support towards a just transition and reconstruction in Syria (debate)

The Honourable Chairman, Mrs. Commissioner, colleague and colleague, Syria had a regime maintained by the support of Russia and Iran. He now has a transitional power maintained by Turkey's support. Syria's GDP remains less than half of its 2011 value. The infrastructure is of course severely damaged, and most Syrians still live in poverty. The cost of rebuilding the country could range up to 200 b…

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Mar

2025

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White paper on the future of European defence (debate)

Madam President, dear colleagues, I think that we need to acknowledge that today the US has a different assessment of Russia and the threat it poses to European security. At the same time, we also need to acknowledge that we are cooperating well with the United States in promoting, for example, peace and stability in the Western Balkans, and that we need to keep that cooperation. But in both cases…

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Feb

2025

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EU-Mercosur Trade Agreement (debate)

At a time when world trade is fragmenting, it is strategically important for Europe to secure trade partners with whom it has contractually regulated relations. In such circumstances, the MERCOSUR agreement is gaining a new geopolitical weight for our relations with Latin America. Although history and culture bind us together, without this agreement Europe will not be able to cope with the increas…

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Feb

2025

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Repression by the Ortega-Murillo regime in Nicaragua, targeting human rights defenders, political opponents and religious communities in particular

Mr President, thank you to Željana Zovko for this initiative, because it is necessary to talk about the situation in Nicaragua. We have seen many dictatorships in Latin America, in the world, throughout history: military dictatorships, one-party dictatorships... This is the dictatorship of a family that has taken all control of the state, practically all control of society: There remains only one …

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Feb

2025

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Political crisis in Serbia (debate)

Madam President, dear colleagues, here and in the gallery, let me begin by expressing our solidarity with the victims and the families of the fifteen people killed on 1 November, after the collapse of the train station canopy in Novi Sad. Since that tragic moment, massive protests have been taking place in Serbia, requesting accountability and the full disclosure of the documents related to the re…

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Feb

2025

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Wider comprehensive EU-Middle East Strategy (debate)

The EU Middle East Strategy should have at least five elements, the Honourable Chair, the Honourable Madam Commissioner. First, to support, promote the process of reconciliation and cooperation between Israel and Arab states. This must, of course, include the establishment of bilateral relations between Israel and Saudi Arabia, but also the implementation of the concept of two states, namely Israe…

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Feb

2025

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Continuing the unwavering EU support for Ukraine, after three years of Russia’s war of aggression (debate)

Three years after Russia’s aggression against Ukraine, we need to reiterate once again: This terrible war was Vladimir Putin's decision. He's guilty of aggression, he started this war, he can stop it immediately if he wants to, but he doesn't want to. Unfortunately, there are still those who fall for Russian propaganda, so they seek blame for the war with the victim or with those who help the vict…

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Jan

2025

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Uniting Europe against actors hostile to the EU: time to strengthen our security and defence (topical debate)

Dear President, Commissioner, we live in a world where international law, values and the power of the main geopolitical factors are much less taken into account. The revisionist powers advocate a multipolar order so that each in his or her own part of the world can establish his or her own hegemony. We see this clearly in the concept of the ‘Russian world’. And these revisionist powers are increas…

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Jan

2025

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Further deterioration of the political situation in Georgia (debate)

Dear Chairman, colleague and colleague, fundamental human freedoms are limited in Georgia today. Civil society organisations have been stigmatised and the integrity of Georgia’s democratic institutions has been undermined. The work of Georgian NGOs has been accompanied by punitive measures against civil society representatives, including unjustified summonses and high fines, and on the other hand …

21

Jan

2025

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Situation in Venezuela following the usurpation of the presidency on 10 January 2025 (debate)

Mr. President, on January 10, the regime of Nicolás Maduro prevented the investiture of the winner of the presidential elections, Edmundo González Urrutia. Maduro today rules, but he is not the legitimate president of Venezuela, but the ruler de facto who has usurped the presidency, a dictator recognized only by other dictatorships. Who went to Caracas on January 10? Daniel Ortega, the dictator of…

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Jan

2025

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Geopolitical and economic implications for the transatlantic relations under the new Trump administration (debate)

The second Trump administration wants to complete the deglobalization process that began in the first Trump administration, which continued under Biden. This creates new geopolitical realities and Europe needs to adapt to this, which means, first, we will maintain our alliance with America within NATO, but we need to build our own European defence capabilities. Second, we need to adapt our energy …

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Dec

2024

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11th year of the occupation of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea and the city of Sevastopol by the Russian Federation and the deteriorating human rights situation in occupied Crimea, notably the cases of Iryna Danylovych, Tofik Abdulhaziiev and Amet Suleymanov

The Russian Federation has consistently violated international law by encroaching on the territorial integrity, independence and sovereignty of Ukraine by occupying the Autonomous Republic of Crimea and the city of Sevastopol since 2014. Unfortunately, the people of Crimea face serious human rights violations on a daily basis, illegal recruitment into the Russian army, forced passports, unjustifie…

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Dec

2024

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Preparation of the EU-Western Balkans Summit (debate)

Madam President, dear colleagues, as we have responded to the Russian aggression by making bold strategic decisions, including the opening of accession negotiations with Ukraine and Moldova, the same level of strategic thinking should guide us in our approach to the Western Balkans. All the six countries from this region have been promised a European perspective at the Thessaloniki summit already …

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Dec

2024

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Preparation of the European Council of 19-20 December 2024 (debate)

Yesterday, two important things happened for the enlargement process, which is on the agenda of the European Council. One good news is from Bosnia and Herzegovina, where the Council of Ministers adopted two laws that are crucial for the country's European perspective. We must also welcome this and be ready to support the opening of accession negotiations with Bosnia and Herzegovina as soon as poss…