What Stanislav spoke about.

15

Dec

2021

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EU response to the transport poverty (debate)

Mr President, Commissioner, mobility is essential for the daily lives of European citizens, of course for employees, service providers, ordinary citizens. In 2016, the average citizen in Europe travelled 36 km per day, which is a relatively significant distance. However, it is becoming increasingly clear that today's transport system is not sustainable. For various reasons: emissions, impact on th…

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Nov

2021

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Outcome of the COP26 in Glasgow (debate)

Mr President, it is difficult to assess in one and a half minutes a summit as important as the one in Glasgow. I agree with Vice-President Timmermans. We have achieved a number of successes in the area of deforestation, the methane agreement. In fact, I must emphasize that the whole world has joined in perceiving the climate threat as one of the greatest threats to humanity, that is undoubtedly a …

10

Nov

2021

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One-minute speeches on matters of political importance

Mr President, I would like to talk about the COVID curtain in the European Union, which is clearly being formed. Covid is testing our resilience, and undoubtedly our ability to serve our citizens well and guarantee their safety. The situation is still clearly not under control and we have countries in the European Union where COVID shows alarming numbers. We are once again witnessing patients bein…

10

Nov

2021

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An intellectual property action plan to support the EU’s recovery and resilience (short presentation)

Mr President, I would like to thank the rapporteur for this report, because it really supports the recovery and resilience of the European Union. It is difficult to highlight all the positives of this report in one minute, but I would like to emphasise that in the European Union, intellectual property is a historically proven value, it promotes progress, it promotes research, creativity and employ…

10

Nov

2021

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The European Education Area: a shared holistic approach (debate)

Mr President, I would also like to start by thanking my colleague Šojdrová. In general, access to education is covered by our highest document, the Charter of Human Rights of the European Union, and education represents an important value of the European Union. In general, investing in people always pays off, let alone in education. And I believe that an educated person is harder to control, resis…

19

Oct

2021

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The Right to a Healthy Environment (debate)

Madam President, Commissioner, Minister, I too want to acknowledge that this decision to recognise access to a healthy and sustainable environment as a universal human right has been taken by the UN Council. It may be a shame that it happened a little late, but it's good that it did. We are facing an increase in diseases that are transmissible from animal to human. We are facing an increase in cli…

6

Oct

2021

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The Council's lack of will to move the European cross-border mechanism forward (debate)

Mr President, Minister, I have listened very carefully to your speech and I must say that I am not convinced by the reasons why the Council is postponing this decision, or why it has completely blocked the negotiation of such a necessary regulation. We are talking about real problems with the use of European funds. I also hold the position of President of the National Association of Municipalities…

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Oct

2021

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EU Health Emergency Preparedness and Response Authority: ensuring a coordinated EU approach for future health crises and the role of the European Parliament in this (debate)

Madam President, Commissioner, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, public health has come to the fore, the coronavirus crisis has forced us to change priorities. Undoubtedly, we have come to the conclusion that we need to have operational agencies to face future threats. I welcomed the statement by the President of the Commission calling for a strong Health Union in which the 27 Member States will work …

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Sep

2021

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United States sanctions and the Rule of law (debate)

Madam President, Commissioner, corruption in Europe is being tackled by the United States. Leaving aside the fact that this is somewhat unusual from a close ally: What does this say about the ability of the European Union and its Member States to fight corruption effectively? Is the European Union failing in this field? I have listened carefully to what the Commissioner has said and I am very plea…

15

Sep

2021

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EU contribution to transforming global food systems to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (debate)

Mr President, Commissioner, after decades of constant decline, the number of people suffering from hunger started to slowly increase again in 2015. Current estimates show that nearly 700 million people, or 9% of the world's population, are already suffering from hunger and malnutrition. Unfortunately, the world is not on track to end hunger by 2030, but on the contrary, I have the feeling that it …