What Vytenis Povilas spoke about.

9 Mar

2026

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Mr President, Commissioner, dear colleagues, The European Union's eastern border region, countries bordering Russia and Belarus face persisting security threats, heightened pressure, economic strain and declining investments. At the same time, these regions are expected to strengthen their security, maintain social cohesion and keep economic development. These countries have already committed subs…

9 Mar

2026

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Gender pay and pension gap in the EU: state of play, challenges and the way forward, and developing guidelines for the better evaluation and fairer remuneration of work in female-dominated sectors (debate)

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12 Feb

2026

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Cooperation among enforcement authorities regarding unfair trading practices in the agri-food supply chain (debate)

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12 Feb

2026

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Recommendation to the Council on EU priorities for the 70th session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women (debate)

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11 Feb

2026

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Addressing subcontracting chains and the role of intermediaries in order to protect workers’ rights (debate)

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Mr President, Commissioner. It is indeed necessary to have a directive and to provide for liability issues from the first contractor to the subcontractor. And that issue of responsibility must be clearly qualified, so that those who have started subcontracting do not ‘wash off’ the responsibility by transferring it. And in that chain of seventeen contractors, it is quite clear that this is a model…

10 Feb

2026

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Spain’s large-scale regularisation policy and its impact on the Schengen Area and EU migration policy (debate)

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Madam President, colleagues, the first far-right claim: 'This endangers the Schengen Area'. Those who are granted a residence permit are authorised to travel to other Schengen countries only for a short days. They do not have the right to live or work in other EU Member States without meeting that specific country's immigration requirements. The second far-right claim: 'This will be a pull factor'…

9 Feb

2026

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9 Feb

2026

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Amending the Measuring Instruments Directive (short presentation)

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9 Feb

2026

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World Cancer Day (debate)

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Mr President, thank you, colleagues, four in ten new cancer cases are linked to preventable causes. Prevention is therefore crucial and the most effective way of addressing such serious illnesses. Nearly half of preventable cancer cases are accounted for by lung, stomach and cervical cancer. Cancer is not just a problem for one country – it is a European problem, so action must be taken at Europea…

21 Jan

2026

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Attempted takeover of Lithuania’s public broadcaster and the threat to democracy in Lithuania (debate)

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Dear colleague, I would like to ask you briefly. Would you agree with the practice that out of 578 procurements, 516 were implemented through unannounced surveys? And would you support the practice of exceptionally recruiting 38% of your staff without a competition, without criteria? Would you support this practice personally, as a former minister and parliamentarian defending transparency? Yes or…

21 Jan

2026

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Attempted takeover of Lithuania’s public broadcaster and the threat to democracy in Lithuania (debate)

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I will ask you to take a look at the conclusions of the National Audit Office and there you will find the words about the fundamental and systemic violations. Try to read them and then you can interpret them. Second point: your party appears to have been in the ruling majority since September 2024. Am I wrong? I'm probably not wrong. Now that you have left the coalition, you obviously have a chanc…

21 Jan

2026

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Attempted takeover of Lithuania’s public broadcaster and the threat to democracy in Lithuania (debate)

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Colleagues, you asked about the corrections made by the ruling majority in July 2024. At the end of the full term, it was the voting procedures in the Radio and Television Council of Lithuania that were amended and it was there that the open vote was introduced. As was previously the case in the Regulation, it is up to the Council to decide whether to vote freely or by secret ballot or by open bal…

21 Jan

2026

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Attempted takeover of Lithuania’s public broadcaster and the threat to democracy in Lithuania (debate)

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Dear Chairman of the meeting. This debate is very timely. I think, of course, it is intended for the internal situation of Lithuania, because it is nice that everyone who has spoken the Lithuanian language so far. I will say very clearly that the discussion here is not about the violation of freedom of speech at all, nor about the constitutional violation, respected Dainiau, and other things. We w…

20 Jan

2026

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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)

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Mr President, honourable Commissioner, colleagues. First of all, let me thank Denmark and Iceland on behalf of Lithuania, especially Uffe Ellemann-Jensen and Icelander Jón Baldvin Hannibalsson. They were the first to recognize the three Baltic states and their independence. Then the Baltic people stood unarmed, although the Soviet troops of the Soviet Union were around hundreds of thousands, but t…

19 Jan

2026

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Mr President, colleagues, the current clinical trial rules in our 27 Member States make it extremely difficult to implement multi-country clinical trials. They are costly in both time and resources and impede the growth of medical innovation. Today we had discussions on the Critical Medicines Act and the 28th Regime for innovative companies, and I would like to advocate for each to be created, as …

19 Jan

2026

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Framework for strengthening the availability and security of supply of critical medicinal products as well as the availability of, and accessibility of, medicinal products of common interest (debate)

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Madam President, colleagues, we need to ensure that all patients in Europe – it doesn't matter where they live – can rely on access to a medicine they need when necessary. It is our obligation. This act aims to strengthen our security of supply by reducing dependencies on third countries and supporting resilient, diversified supply chains. We must step up investment in European manufacturing capac…

19 Jan

2026

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The 28th Regime: a new legal framework for innovative companies (debate)

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18 Dec

2025

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European Democracy Shield – very large online platform algorithms, foreign interference and the spread of disinformation (debate)

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17 Dec

2025

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Implementation of the rule of law conditionality regime (debate)

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Mr President, honourable Commissioner. In fact, it's a very good debate. And the fact that we are discussing the implementation of the rule of law conditionality and regime today, and also when we are applying the infringement procedure, in other words: Rule of Law Conditionality and Infringement procedures, There will be voices and voices like this all the time. Those people who raise questions a…

16 Dec

2025

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Continuous Belarusian hybrid attacks against Lithuania (debate)

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16 Dec

2025

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Condemnation of the terrorist attack against the Hanukkah celebrations in Sydney and solidarity with the victims and their families (debate)

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16 Dec

2025

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European Citizens’ Initiative ‘My voice, my choice: for safe and accessible abortion’ (debate)

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16 Dec

2025

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Presentation of the EU Cardiovascular Health Plan (debate)

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16 Dec

2025

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EU Defence Readiness (joint debate)

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16 Dec

2025

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Grids package and tackling raising energy prices through robust infrastructure (debate)

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