What Stanislav spoke about.

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Feb

2024

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

Madam President, unfortunately, anti-Semitism is deeply rooted racism in European society. It poses an existential threat to the Jewish community and to the fundamental objectives of the EU. Two weeks ago, we commemorated Holocaust Day, but we still haven't found a sufficiently effective way to pass on this horrific story of our history to our children and to the people of our society in general. …

6

Feb

2024

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Water crisis and droughts in the EU as a consequence of the global climate crisis and the need for a sustainable, resilient water strategy for Europe (debate)

Mr President, Commissioner, climate change and the associated drought threaten a substantial part of Europe and 30% of the European population. They threaten the transport, energy and, of course, agriculture sectors. Fourteen billion euros a year is the potential impact of these risks. What about it? Undoubtedly, we need to increase water resilience, as you yourself have indicated, Commissioner. S…

5

Feb

2024

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One-minute speeches on matters of political importance

Mr President, I would like to draw attention to one important, essential aspect of our future, which is the threat of climate change and its impact on the civil defence mechanism. We cannot only address the environmental aspects of climate change, which is actually happening, and I certainly do not question it, but it is also important to draw attention to the security risks associated with this c…

5

Feb

2024

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Situation in Haiti on the eve of the deployment of the United Nations Multinational Security Support Mission (debate)

Mr President, first of all, I would like to say that the people of Haiti deserve a better future. This is undoubtedly also in the interest of the EU. What we are witnessing in Haiti is the disintegration of the state, it is the rampage of gangs, we have even witnessed a tragic event - the killing of the President himself. And it is important to give this state and its citizens a future. And if an …

18

Jan

2024

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Recent EU-Audits identifying that Uruguayan and Argentinian meat from horses with unreliable sworn declarations and unknown drug history is entering the EU (debate)

Madam President, I am grateful to the rapporteur for raising this issue, because we must devote particular efforts to food security and also to the food chain. These are really key elements for the reliability and credibility of consumers, which is a key value, I think, on which we need to build our Union. The topic raised is linked to good practice in the use of medicines, as there are serious qu…

17

Jan

2024

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Role of preventive diplomacy in tackling frozen conflicts around the world – missed opportunity or change for the future? (A9-0404/2023 - Željana Zovko)

Madam President, I also supported this report. Diplomacy is the art of agreement. The Union has great respect in the global arena. She is also the recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize. The report describes a number of options to increase our diplomatic efforts in a number of conflicts. We are responsible to future generations to use these possibilities to resolve these ongoing conflicts. It will cos…

17

Jan

2024

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Implementation of the Treaty provisions on national parliaments (A9-0429/2023 - Paulo Rangel)

Madam President, I supported this draft report. It is clear that national parliaments are an essential legitimate organ of the will of the people of a Member State. However, their position does not, in my view, automatically imply that their decision is reflected or reflected in the decision-making of the European Union. I don't think it would be sensible. Given the purpose and objectives of our U…

17

Jan

2024

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Planned dissolution of key anti-corruption structures in Slovakia and its implications on the Rule of Law (B9-0062/2024)

Madam President, I supported this motion for a resolution. Let me give you a brief explanation, because I think it's important. We are obliged to conduct a responsible dialogue with the Slovak Government. In my view, that motion for a resolution was indeed balanced. The Slovak Government may adapt the institutional framework for investigating serious crime and corruption. The important thing is th…

17

Jan

2024

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The threat of famine following the spread of conflict in Sudan

Madam President, the situation in Sudan is truly disastrous. The parties to the conflict in Sudan continue to fight for control of the state and its resources and do not adhere to their Jeddah declaration. Nearly 6 million people are displaced, making Sudan the most displaced country in the world. It is also important to note that almost half of the Sudanese population is in need of humanitarian a…

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Jan

2024

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Activities of the European Ombudsman – annual report 2022 (debate)

Madam President, Madam Ombudsman, Mr Vice-President, I consider the Ombudsman to be a very important institution within the institutions of the European Union. The European Ombudsman, elected by the European Parliament, is entitled to receive complaints in respect of virtually any instance of maladministration in the activities of the institutions or bodies of the European Union, with the exceptio…

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Dec

2023

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Non-objection mechanisms in international conventions to which the European Union is a party (debate)

Mr President, Minister, Commissioner, let me begin by expressing my regret that the authors of this question are not here. I think this is not very respectful of the Council and the Commissioner. This issue is of a highly legal nature, but it also has practical implications. This is a problem in our EU inter-institutional relations and, if I simplify it, it is a question of respecting the position…

13

Dec

2023

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30 years of Copenhagen criteria - giving further impetus to EU enlargement policy (RC-B9-0500/2023, B9-0500/2023, B9-0501/2023, B9-0502/2023, B9-0504/2023, B9-0505/2023, B9-0506/2023)

Mr President, I supported this draft report because enlargement is a crucial issue for the future of the whole Union. I think the report is ambitious, but unfortunately the Union's real action is lagging behind. We're just too slow in the expansion process. We give hope to Ukraine, to Moldova, but the real steps are, as I said, too low or too small. I can say that Montenegro, for example, has been…

13

Dec

2023

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EU-China relations (A9-0375/2023 - Hilde Vautmans)

Mr President, I supported this draft report because the European Parliament is calling for a more active role for the European Union in the negotiations with the Chinese Government. Relations between the EU and China are not good. There are many opportunities and also calls for improvement, but also fundamentally to criticize the unacceptable practices of the Chinese government. This report names …

13

Dec

2023

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European Health Data Space (A9-0395/2023 - Tomislav Sokol, Annalisa Tardino)

Mr President, I supported this draft report. There is no doubt that we need to strengthen our Health Union, ensure better healthcare for our citizens, and we also need to know accessible, anonymised and highly protected health data to ensure this better healthcare. But I also think that the patient cannot be penalized by refusing to provide this data in general. He must, of course, be instructed, …

13

Dec

2023

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Frontex, building on the fact-finding investigation of the LIBE Working Group for Frontex Scrutiny (debate)

Mr President, the insignificant Frontex agency has become one of those key EU agencies, and I am positive about the process of improvement that has been made in the last few years after the major scandals that unfortunately this agency has gone through in the past period. The position of officials supervising respect for human rights has improved. The process of reporting serious incidents and eve…

13

Dec

2023

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The abduction of Tibetan children and forced assimilation practices through Chinese boarding schools in Tibet

Madam President, what the Chinese Government is doing in Tibet has long been unacceptable, but what it is doing to Tibetan youth, to children, is particularly disgusting and shameful. The operation of boarding schools to eradicate Tibetan identity, culture and language, as well as family relations, is indeed an extremely heinous act by the Chinese government. This is an unacceptable practice of vi…

13

Dec

2023

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The Maasai Communities in Tanzania

Madam President, Commissioner, we have already addressed the situation in Tanzania repeatedly in 2015, 2018 and now we have the unacceptable practice of the Tanzanian authorities in evicting the Maasai from the Ngorongoro Protected Area in Tanzania. This area was created in 1959 with the aim of conserving natural resources and also to protect the interests of Maasai herders. Now the Tanzanian auth…

13

Dec

2023

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The unknown status of Mikalai Statkevich and the recent attacks on Belarusian politicians’ and activists’ family members

Madam President, we are calling for the release of specific prisoners, but also literally of families who have disappeared. In our neighbourhood, the heaviest crimes are being committed by Putin's puppet regime. We must say unequivocally today that we are going to talk again about the Belarusians, about the people who are suffering precisely from the actions of this puppet regime. Hundreds of fami…

13

Dec

2023

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One year after Morocco and QatarGate – stocktaking of measures to strengthen transparency and accountability in the European institutions (debate)

Mr President, Commissioner, the Qatargate case has exposed gaps in Parliament's internal rules and has, of course, raised some of the fundamental issues dealt with last year by the Special Committee on Foreign Interference. Of course, the European Parliament must remain an open institution, but at the same time it must also defend itself against corruption and foreign interference. It is important…

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Nov

2023

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UN Climate Change Conference 2023 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (COP28) (B9-0458/2023)

Madam President, today we approved the mandate of the European Parliament for this climate conference, which is very important. I supported this resolution because the meeting of the conference in Dubai in December will be pivotal and is intended to assess whether the activities and actions and commitments of individual states so far are genuinely realistic in order to achieve the common goal of t…

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Nov

2023

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Strengthening the CO2 emission performance targets for new heavy-duty vehicles (A9-0313/2023 - Bas Eickhout)

Madam President, I supported this draft report because it is important to remember that the heavy-duty vehicle sector is responsible for more than a quarter of the greenhouse gas emissions from road transport in the European Union and, in fact, for more than 6% of total greenhouse gas emissions in the European Union. The proposal pursues three objectives: firstly, it aims to reduce CO2 emissions f…

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Nov

2023

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Common rules promoting the repair of goods (A9-0316/2023 - René Repasi)

Madam President, I welcome the adoption of this report because the European Parliament has been calling for a long time after the introduction of this new right at pan-European level for consumers – the right to repair. It complements the producer's already existing liability for product defects and, in fact, its basic purpose is to extend the life cycle of products placed on the market by various…

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Nov

2023

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Harnessing talent in Europe’s regions (short presentation)

Thank you, Madam President, the regions are a key territorial unit for the European Union and I am very pleased that the rapporteur finds another crucial issue for these regions, and that is to harness the talents of young people. We have a very vigorous policy or a very robust cohesion policy that supports the development of regions with European funds. We have special strategies for sub-mountain…

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Nov

2023

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Job creation – the just transition and impact investments (short presentation)

Madam President, I would like to support the report by the rapporteur's colleague on innovation. Innovation is at the heart of this report. Innovation should be the engine of growth, it should also be the engine of quality of life and the development of competitiveness, and it is also crucial for the development of the labour market. For us, the main principle that we should stick to is the issue …

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Nov

2023

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Type-approval of motor vehicles and engines with respect to their emissions and battery durability (Euro 7) (A9-0298/2023 - Alexandr Vondra)

Madam President, I supported this proposal because, in my opinion, it found a reasonable compromise between addressing the impacts of the automotive industry and traffic on human health and environmental protection and, on the other hand, the competitiveness of our automotive industry as such. It is important to say that the increase in traffic is really alarming. Even though emissions are steadil…