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Mar

2024

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Cohesion policy 2014-2020 – implementation and outcomes in the Member States (debate)

Madam President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen! The last ones will be the first: The EU structural funds could make this biblical bonmot come true, but EU funding really needs to be used strategically. Let us remember how we are finally leaving behind the fossil age of greasy gas, stinky chimneys, how we are becoming more digital and inclusive, and also that migration could be a win for our s…

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Feb

2024

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Need to fight the increase of antisemitism and anti-Muslim hatred (debate)

Madam President, ladies and gentlemen, People are ashamed of my colleague's historically forgotten contribution. Yes, it is true that we find that there is a lack of money and structures to successfully lead the fight against anti-Semitism – and not only since 7 October. This struggle is not only the task of others; We ourselves are also addressed here. Nine years ago, a study was presented in the…

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Dec

2023

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Need to release all hostages, to achieve a humanitarian ceasefire and prospect of the two-state solution (debate)

Mr President, Mr Borrell! Yes, this war must stop. What began with indescribable massacres by Hamas on October 7 now leads to a brutal military revenge campaign by the Netanyahu government. This does not help the victims of terrorism, nor the hostages still held captive, nor their families. But those who, like the Netanyahu government, only operate and think militarily, do not contribute to deradi…

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Oct

2023

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The despicable terrorist attacks by Hamas against Israel, Israel’s right to defend itself in line with humanitarian and international law and the humanitarian situation in Gaza (debate)

Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, I admit, this speech is very difficult for me. I am not speaking here today expressly on behalf of my group, but stand before you as the German left. I say unequivocally: It is incomprehensible to me how to relativize or justify the Hamas terrorist massacre. 60 Jewish and Arab Israelis, peace and human rights activists see de-solidarisation with the victims of t…

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Jul

2023

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Relations with the Palestinian Authority (debate)

Madam President, First of all, thank you for this very important report. The outbreaks of violence in recent days are calling for action. He is also rightly concerned with Israeli policy, because Israel's current ultra-nationalist government is accelerating the illegal expansion of settlements, taking steps to further advance the annexation of the West Bank. This again undermines the rights of the…

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Apr

2023

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Cohesion dimension of EU state aid and de minimis rules (debate)

Madam President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen! Reformed EU aid is on the table. Yes, they will be able to promote environmentally friendly technologies. We can now increase investment in further training, because in many places there is hardly anyone who can install the new environmental technology. And last but not least, it is important for us that we can now also regulate energy prices wi…

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Mar

2023

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Deterioration of democracy in Israel and consequences on the occupied territories (debate)

Mr President, Mr Borrell, ladies and gentlemen! Israel's ruling coalition with far-right parties is tearing down the country's democratic constitution. This is not just about the justice reform package, which even President Herzog describes as oppressive and harmful to democracy and against which thousands have been taking to the streets for weeks. It is also about the introduction of the death pe…

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Jan

2023

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Humanitarian consequences of the blockade in Nagorno-Karabakh

Mr President, ladies and gentlemen! Yes, we agree that we condemn Azerbaijan's blockade of Nagorno-Karabakh. But as early as 2020, analysts and the Red Cross found that the ceasefire - from the unresolved prisoner exchange to the Azerbaijani-Turkish victory celebrations in Baku - hardly initiated a conflict resolution. Yes, Russian troops do not secure the Lachin Corridor. The freezing and starvin…

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Oct

2022

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Cultural solidarity with Ukraine and a joint emergency response mechanism for cultural recovery in Europe (debate)

Madam President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen! Why do we combine supporting Ukrainian culture with supporting the cultural landscape across Europe? It is a pity that the ID colleague is no longer in the room with her anti-European stance. It is precisely this question that is at stake. The answer is simple: It is about solidarity with Ukraine, its heritage, its artists in the country and in …

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Sep

2022

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Economic, social and territorial cohesion in the EU: the 8th Cohesion Report - EU border regions: living labs of European integration (debate)

Madam President, Commissioner Ferreira, ladies and gentlemen! Yes, it is true, we have done a lot of things right together in recent years and have demonstrated a sense of crisis in solidarity with European regional policy. But where, for example, was the radical intervention in the energy market today in our Commission President's typical announcement speech? In order to prevent energy poverty, e…

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Sep

2022

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The new European Bauhaus (debate)

Mr President! Let's remember: The Parliament actually came to the New European Bauhaus project like the Virgin to the Child. But if the Commission is already proclaiming cultural movements, it must also answer the following question: Why do we treat the promotion of functional, sustainable and inclusive forms of living and living as a decorative element of our political priorities? Parliament reac…

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Jul

2022

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Recent heat wave and drought in the EU (debate)

Mr President, ladies and gentlemen. Even at my home in Berlin-Brandenburg, devastating forest fires are raging. But these are not unexpected natural disasters, but direct and serious consequences of man-made climate change. It is also true: A minority of speculators continue to profit from the fossil energy crisis and the overexploitation of nature and its resources. At the latest now the question…

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Apr

2022

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Increased pre-financing from REACT-EU (debate)

Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, Yes, the willingness of many volunteers, many municipalities, to provide protection to people from Ukraine is unbroken. Also in my hometown, in Berlin, thousands of people arrive every day. Some first use their 90-day tourist visa because they haven't given up hope that the war that threw their entire lives off the rails will soon be stopped. Yes, the applicatio…

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Mar

2022

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Destruction of cultural heritage in Nagorno-Karabakh

Madam President, ladies and gentlemen, After the ceasefire and the unbearable victory cry from Baku in November 2020, the South Caucasus remains as fragile as before, including hostilities. The destruction of stone-turned history and its subsequent falsification by Azerbaijan are unacceptable. Ethnic homogeneity is a fiction of racists. It does not explain the borders of nation states anywhere in …

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2022

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Implementation of the 2021-2027 cohesion policy (debate)

Madam President, ladies and gentlemen, Yes, Commissioner Ferreira, it is absolutely right to support, also through regional policy, the municipalities and regions that are helping refugees from the war in Ukraine. Yes, we have had good experiences in the coronavirus crisis with the CRII+ and REACT-EU programmes, which we can now use. Help on the ground to strengthen municipalities is just part of …

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Sep

2021

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Brexit Adjustment Reserve - Draft amending budget No 1/2021: Brexit Adjustment Reserve (debate)

Mr President, dear Mrs Ferreira, Mr Kuhs! The question is who has to pull the rope here. I think Parliament sees it differently than you do. I would like to return the words of thanks from Mr Arimont and Mrs Ferreira. It was a really wonderful collaboration. Brexit, yes, has fundamentally changed the relationship between the UK and the EU. Especially in Ireland, but also in Germany, Belgium, Franc…

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Sep

2021

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Natural disasters during the summer 2021 - Impacts of natural disasters in Europe due to climate change (debate)

Mr President, Commissioner Ferreira! After that, you're always smarter. Yes, the EU Solidarity Fund needs to be increased again, a climate adaptation fund will be needed. Yes, EU-wide coordination of disaster relief needs to improve across borders. And, of course, we should have spent more money on preparation. But, which is also true, there were serious shortcomings in crisis management on the gr…