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Written Statement
Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund 2021-2027 - Integrated Border Management Fund: Instrument for Financial Support for Border Management and Visa Policy 2021-2027 (debate)
Migration remains a major challenge for Europe. When it comes to financial instruments, it is necessary that these instruments contribute appropriately to the implementation of a migration policy based on strong protection of the external borders, effective cooperation with third countries and effective return procedures. Unfortunately, the agreement on the Asylum and Migration Fund contains dispr…
Attempts to dismantle Rule of Law and media freedom in Slovakia (debate)
Madam President, recently in Slovakia, there was an election and the Slovak people have made a very clear decision. All points of view or opinions were put on the table and the Slovaks made a very clear choice. Now, some of you may not like their decision, but it doesn’t really matter. It’s irrelevant. You don’t have to like the result, you just have to respect the popular decision of the Slovak p…
Screening of third country nationals at the external borders - European Criminal Records Information System - Third Country Nationals - Common procedure for international protection in the Union - Establishing a return border procedure, and amending Regulation (EU) 2021/1148 - Asylum and migration management - Addressing situations of crisis and force majeure - Establishment of 'Eurodac' for the comparison of fingerprints for the effective application of Regulation (EU) No 604/2013, for identifying an illegally staying third-country national or stateless person and on requests for the comparison with Eurodac data by Member States' law enforcement authorities and Europol for law enforcement purposes (recast) - Union Resettlement Framework - Standards for the qualification of third-country nationals or stateless persons as beneficiaries of international protection - Standards for the reception of applicants for international protection (recast) (joint debate - Migration and Asylum package)
Madam President, dear colleagues, today I want to talk about the real essence of the whole migration debate, because it has never really been about helping refugees – we all want to help people in need. This debate, however, in its essence, is about whether or not we are able to preserve our European identity, our way of life, norms, culture and traditions. The promotion of mass migration threaten…
Report on the Commission’s 2023 Rule of Law report (debate)
Mr President, dear colleagues, as we are coming near to the end of this mandate, it’s perhaps a good idea to reflect upon what’s so wrong with this rule of law bandwagon. The approach used by the Commission and this Parliament is fundamentally flawed in principle. For instance, matters relating to life and death, family, marriage, or the upbringing of our children, stem from norms dating back thou…
Empowering farmers and rural communities - a dialogue towards sustainable and fairly rewarded EU agriculture (debate)
Dear Madam President, The farmers' protests in recent weeks prove and show that the current leadership in Brussels is wrong. And we are delighted to have Vice-President Šefčovič here, but what should really be sitting here is Ursula von der Leyen, who is personally responsible for bringing us here. Whether it is the war in Ukraine, migration or agriculture, it is absolutely clear that Brussels is …
Situation of fundamental rights in the EU in 2022 and 2023 (debate)
Madam President, Commissioner, these reports have been really nothing more than an instrument to push a left-wing ideology for years – no surprise about that this year either. But Ms Barley has crossed the line here, by proposing to silence political opponents – and no, Ms Barley, having a different opinion is no blackmail. No, no, no – it is having a different opinion. You just have to live with …
Improving the socio-economic situation of farmers and rural areas, ensuring fair incomes, food security as well as a just transition (debate)
Dear Madam President, The main reason for the German farmers' protests is that in recent years Berlin politics and Brussels politics have abandoned agriculture, abandoned farmers and even portrayed them as enemies, and increasingly taken unviable measures from a rigid, ideologically based ivory tower. This is especially true for those working in agriculture, who in recent years have become the tar…
Conclusions of the European Council meeting of 14-15 December 2023 and preparation of the Special European Council meeting of 1 February 2024 - Situation in Hungary and frozen EU funds (joint debate - European Council meetings)
Madam President, Minister, President von der Leyen, there can be – and there are – different opinions on how to best help Ukraine. We continue to believe that our number one priority should continue to be to find a ceasefire and a peace deal as soon as possible. We also think that Member States should create a fund outside of the EU budget to help Ukraine, and that new funds should not be based on…
Election of a Vice-President of the European Parliament (to replace Nicola Beer) (vote)
Madam President, dear colleagues, I’m making a point of order referring to Rule 39. It is astonishing to see – and to be confronted with – the silence of this House, and of the Commission by the way, despite the blatant violations of the rule of law in Poland. The Tusk government has launched a political revenge campaign against its opponents. It’s trampling down the principle of the rule of law o…
Planned dissolution of key anti-corruption structures in Slovakia and its implications on the Rule of Law (continuation of debate)
Listen, Tomáš, I repeat, this is a matter for Slovakia to discuss. This proposition is a criminal law reform. A special prosecutor will be incorporated, as far as I understand, within the judiciary and the prosecutor’s office. This debate, this decision is for Slovaks to make. It’s not for here to make. And it’s wrong to bring it here. These debates, political battles, have to be fought at home. A…
Planned dissolution of key anti-corruption structures in Slovakia and its implications on the Rule of Law (continuation of debate)
Madam President, dear colleagues, the criminal law reform presented by the new government in Slovakia is an internal affair. It should be debated thoroughly in Slovakia. The issue has nothing to do on the agenda of the European Parliament. A few months ago, Slovakia made a clear decision at the elections: after several years of political instability, they elected a new government to take power. No…
Threat to rule of law as a consequence of the governmental agreement in Spain (debate)
Mr President, dear colleagues, after the 2017 events, several people were convicted by Spanish courts of serious crimes, such as sedition and the misuse of public funds. Those defending this Sánchez deal now really suggest that those crimes were never really committed. If that’s the case, why didn’t the socialists speak up at the time against the court rulings? Or if those crimes were committed, t…
Continuing threat to the rule of law, the independence of justice and the non-fulfilment of conditionality for EU funding in Hungary (debate)
Dear Madam President, Hungary opposes the ruling Brussels policy on three important issues. We do not want to continue the war, we want a ceasefire and a peace agreement as soon as possible. We reject illegal migration and take action against it. And we protect our children from increasingly aggressive and absurd LGBTQ propaganda. These positions are correct and enjoy the support of the vast major…
Continuing threat to the rule of law, the independence of justice and the non-fulfilment of conditionality for EU funding in Hungary (debate)
Mr López Aguilar, how can you talk about the independence of the judiciary, critiquing Hungary, when in your country, your socialist prime minister has just done the most cynical, incredible move, trampling down on court rulings in serious matters just to form a government. How cynical and how great an attack against the rule of law. How can you talk about it and give us lessons on that aspect, fo…
Conclusions of the European Council meeting of 26-27 October 2023 - Humanitarian crisis in Gaza and the need for a humanitarian pause (joint debate - Conclusions of the European Council and the humanitarian crisis in Gaza and the need for a humanitarian pause)
Mr. President, please. Europe is in trouble, but Brussels is unable to provide sound solutions. Look at what's going on around us, on the streets of Western Europe. Islamic terrorists are killing innocent people. Mass demonstrations are being held to fuel a terrorist organization and open anti-Semitic incitement that has not been seen since the Second World War. The link between illegal migration …
Question Time with Commissioners - European measures to prevent and to fight the rise of organised crime
Mr President, Commissioner, the fight against organised crime is obviously an area where European cooperation is a welcome thing. We all agree about that; it is very important. However, these efforts are completely undermined by the EU-conceived Brussels policy on migration, in my view. We are at a situation right now where criminal organisations or human smugglers are the ones who really decide w…
Schengen area: digitalisation of the visa procedure - Schengen area: amending the Visa Sticker Regulation (Joint debate – Schengen area)
Mr President, dear colleagues, every proposal that makes the Schengen Zone function better, like the visa system now, should be supported, of course, but this technical detail will not solve the real problem that we should be talking about in this Parliament today. And that is the deadly danger for Europeans posed by illegal mass migration. Just during the past few days, we heard from France that …
Need for a speedy adoption of the asylum and migration package (debate)
Mr President, besides Lampedusa, some of the latest news about migration in Europe. The Swedish Government is now talking about the deployment of the army against criminal gangs of migrants because the police are no longer enough to handle the situation and maintain order and protect citizens. Illegal migrants have used firearms against Hungarian and Croatian border guards recently. The Schengen z…
Corrupt large-scale sale of Schengen visas (debate)
I think that the real danger to the European Union and to the Schengen zone – which is, I agree with the Commissioner, the greatest achievement of this cooperation – is illegal migration. If we do not protect our external borders, then it’s obvious that we cannot have anymore a Schengen zone where movement is free. This is the real danger. Illegal migration must be stopped. Borders must be control…
Corrupt large-scale sale of Schengen visas (debate)
Mr President, dear colleagues, it is obvious that the current conservative Polish Government is a thorn in the eye of the pro-migration leftist political forces in Brussels, and they are so desperate to remove this government that they are organising a debate here to attack them with pathetic lies just 12 days before election day in Poland. Clearly, it is an attempt to interfere in the Polish elec…
Reviewing the protection status of wolves and other large carnivores in the EU (topical debate)
Madam President, I'm sorry. Europe’s large carnivore population has increased significantly in recent years, which, as previously endangered species, is both good news and today serious problems have emerged across the continent due to overgrowth and a complete hunting ban. Wolves and bears no longer only decimate farm animals, but also appear more and more in inhabited settlements and attack huma…
Madam President, we see the current State of the Union quite differently. Brexit, illegal migration, COVID, the war in Ukraine and the ensuing economic crisis would all have required capable leadership and the right decisions. Instead, we see ad hoc reactions, grandiose self-congratulatory statements, and consequently the loss of credibility. The pointless centralisation efforts in all policy area…
Public access to documents – annual report for the years 2019-2021 (debate)
Mr. President, please. It is very rarely discussed here in this House how the European institutions, Parliament and the Commission are complying with their own rules. How is the rule of law in these institutions? This report, this report, is a refreshing exception in this regard. Despite the fact that we have witnessed the biggest corruption scandal of all time in recent months, we rarely talk abo…
Surrogacy in the EU - risks of exploitation and commercialisation (topical debate)
Madam President, dear colleagues, let me first underline that family law belongs to the national competence of Member States. Therefore, Italy and its government has the exclusive right to decide on marriage, on adoption and all other family law issues. It is more than right also that when such laws are enacted, certain higher moral considerations prevail. Our European culture is based upon Christ…
The electoral law, the investigative committee and the rule of law in Poland (debate)
Mr President, thank you very much. Dear Colleagues, Poles are a proud nation, confident, successful and able to follow their own path without constant lessons from the West. I oppose the constant attacks on Poland and demand more respect for Polish voters. Mr President, I continue in English now and a word to my colleagues in the EPP, the PO who are behind this latest attack, you are mistaken to t…
