What Stanislav spoke about.

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Oct

2022

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Countering the anti-European and anti-Ukrainian propaganda of Putin’s European cronies (topical debate)

Mr President, the European Union has been under pressure from disinformation inside and outside, not just from Russia, for a long time. If you look at the Russian budget, you will find that it is the relevant department in charge of disinformation that is growing budgetaryly every year. Not that we would not do anything about this, but I think that more needs to be done to combat Russian disinform…

4

Oct

2022

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Commission proposal for measures under the Rule of Law Conditionality Regulation in the case of Hungary (debate)

Madam President, the rule of law is a key European value. Dear Commissioner, the rule of law cannot be negotiated too much. It is a historically proven value. What we see in Hungary is disrespect to the judgments of the international court, control of the media, of the press, violations of the independence of the judiciary, human rights, minority rights, et cetera. It is irrelevant how many times …

4

Oct

2022

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Situation of Roma people living in settlements in the EU (debate)

Madam President, I would like to thank the Commissioner and the Minister for a very constructive statement. Romani settlements are really a picture from the Middle Ages. No energy, no connection to gas and water purification, no education and work, the spread of diseases, this is really like a picture from the Middle Ages. I am also ashamed of how many of my colleagues in this room have not exerci…

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Oct

2022

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Madam President, Mariupol, Bucha, Irpin, Izyum – all these are the names of the Ukrainian cities where the massacre, the atrocities committed by the Russian troops, took place. And I would now like to focus on the legal aspect of the matter, the convenience of protecting human rights. International law looks like it's toothless. The UN is blocked because the right of veto is held by a member state…

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Sep

2022

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Ecological Disaster in the Oder River (debate)

Madam President, after the previous speech, I would like to say: “Let's go back to protecting our rivers.” Rivers are truly our wealth. There is no doubt that these large European flows are always cross-border in nature, so the European dimension is quite clear. These incidents also occur in the Czech Republic. There was a significant incident. I'm not abusing my performance. I was quite convinced…

14

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)

Mr President, there is no doubt that cohesion policy should not be a backward-looking policy that crouches somewhere in the corner, and the report on EU border regions compares these vast and populated areas as living labs of European integration. And I'm sure it's quite convenient. The number of challenges faced by these regions is growing steadily. Of course, this policy addresses some of the fu…

13

Sep

2022

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The impact of COVID-19 closures of educational, cultural, youth and sports activities on children and young people in the EU (A9-0216/2022 - Hannes Heide)

Mr President, just briefly, I also supported this report. It is clear that the COVID-19 pandemic has also caused a lot of pain for our young generation, for the cultural industry. For the people who have been affected, of course, I can't disparage this at all, but I wanted to comment on the impact on the creative industry in particular. It is clear that the COVID-19 era brought its positive aspect…

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Sep

2022

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Deforestation Regulation (A9-0219/2022 - Christophe Hansen)

Mr President, I supported this report. I consider this to be a very good basis for negotiations with the Member States. I firmly believe that the European Parliament's approach will also be supported by the Member States. We are leaders in a responsible approach to deforestation. This is a problem that really threatens our future. I am convinced that the list of products, for example, that we will…

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Sep

2022

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Interim report on the 2021 proposal for a revision of the Multiannual Financial Framework (A9-0227/2022 - Jan Olbrycht, Margarida Marques)

Mr President, I supported this report because it reveals one fundamental idea with which I agree. Our European budget is not ready for the concurrence of so many crises that we are facing. There is no doubt that we have a climate crisis, a geopolitical crisis, we must support Ukraine. This is our commitment, and in doing so we also support our security objectives, which require very strong spendin…

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Sep

2022

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The new European Bauhaus (debate)

Mr President, this is indeed a constant principle of improving the quality of life in our cities, in our municipalities, in our built-up areas. And I would like to thank the Commissioner for taking care of this issue and for having already achieved some results in doubling the budget chapter. Also to colleagues for making very thought-provoking contributions. It is really about how we live in our …

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Sep

2022

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Mr President, there is indeed a major energy crisis facing Europe. And citizens' concerns are justified with the coming winter. Lack of energy, high electricity prices, secondary effects, rising prices, falling living standards. It is clear that the EU must reassure its citizens. It is good that we are able to replace the supply of Russian energy. We have managed to reduce our dependence on, for e…

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Sep

2022

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Interim report on the 2021 proposal for a revision of the Multiannual Financial Framework (short presentation)

Mr President, there is no doubt that we are facing the unprecedented impact of many crises. This is a climate crisis, we are responding with a climate fund, of course, the aggression of Russia in Ukraine. We support Ukraine. It would be excellent news if Ukraine, with our help and the help of other allies, could win as soon as possible. The energy crisis, many countries are still experiencing a po…

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Sep

2022

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Deforestation Regulation (debate)

Mr President, two years ago, when we adopted the report on the protection of the world's forests, for which I also had the honour of being rapporteur, we actually had no real tools, apart from clauses in trade agreements, to promote our responsible environmental approach. And I am very glad that we are the first in the world to come up with such robust legislation, which concerns our internal conv…

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Jun

2022

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National vetoes to undermine the global tax deal (debate)

Mr President, we are talking repeatedly in this debate about the introduction of a 15% tax on the basis that some Member States have exercised their right of veto. But I would say to the detriment of Europeans, to the detriment of all of us. It is clear that profit should be taxed where it arises. Digital giant corporations are making big profits. I don't envy them at all, but this principle reall…

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Jun

2022

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Violations of media freedom and safety of journalists in Georgia

Madam President, Georgia is a key country in our Eastern Partnership and I have Georgia deep in my heart because it is an early Christian country. But also because it is a country of citizens who adhere to democratic values. Freedom of speech and media freedom are therefore among the cornerstones of democracy, and if they are threatened, we believe that this is indeed a trajectory of descent from …

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Jun

2022

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The instrumentalisation of justice as a repressive tool in Nicaragua

Madam President, since at least 2018, the Nicaraguan authorities have been carrying out systematic, targeted imprisonments, persecution of political opponents, student leaders, journalists and all those who are uncomfortable. They face death threats, intimidation, of course, assault and persecution. And despite these multiple risks, journalists and other human rights defenders continue to play a c…

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Jun

2022

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Article 17 of the Common Fisheries Policy Regulation (A9-0152/2022 - Caroline Roose)

Madam President, I also supported this report, although there has also been some debate in our group as to whether such a report is competent to debate, to decide, this House. I am convinced that it is within our competence, although there is a clear competence on the part of the Member States to decide on this matter, i.e. the allocation of allowances for fishing in our seas and oceans. Indeed, I…

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Jun

2022

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EU islands and cohesion policy (A9-0144/2022 - Younous Omarjee)

Madam President, I would like to say here that I supported this draft report. It is worth appreciating the efforts made by the Committee on Regional Development on this topic to the remote regions, as they must not feel abandoned, even in the current geopolitical conflicts. We are constantly scissors in quality of life, in economic development precisely between continental Europe and our remote re…

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Jun

2022

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2021 Report on Turkey (A9-0149/2022 - Nacho Sánchez Amor)

Madam President, I supported this report after some reflection. Finally, I must confess, I do not see Turkey's full status in the European Union. I see here a whole series of problems that Turkey has with respect for human rights, with the level of the rule of law. I could calculate other negative interventions here, such as the Turkish government's intervention in monetary policy, but despite all…

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Jun

2022

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Security in the Eastern Partnership area and the role of the common security and defence policy (debate)

Madam President, I consider the Eastern Partnership to be a key area for our security at this moment, but not only at this moment. It is important that we support these countries, which are facing huge challenges. These challenges can be summed up in five clear points: of course, the danger of frozen conflicts, Russian aggression in those regions, the threat of poverty, the threat of climate chang…

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Jun

2022

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Madam President, I would like to draw attention in one minute to our dependence on Chinese critical raw materials, also as a result of the Russian aggression in Ukraine. It brings not only thousands of victims, hundreds of thousands of wounded, millions of displaced, but also other impacts on the lives of each of us. Let it be the threat of famine, the interruption of supply chains, but also the i…

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Jun

2022

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Article 17 of the Common Fisheries Policy Regulation (short presentation)

Madam President, I would like to thank the rapporteur for her presentation of the report. I consider this to be extremely important, even though I am a resident of a landlocked country. Transparency is important, in this respect it is undoubtedly necessary to call on the Member States to respect also access to information, to distribute quotas in terms of economic, social criteria. So this must un…

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May

2022

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Madam President, I would like to draw attention to the risk of famine as a result of the conflict in Ukraine. We see hundreds, even thousands of crimes in Ukraine – Bucha, Kramatorsk, Irpin and others. Of course, Ukraine has our maximum military, financial, resource and moral support. What is frightening are the consequences, which are also reflected in the sharp increase in prices, and especially…

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May

2022

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Minimum level of taxation for multinational groups (debate)

Madam President, I support this agreement. I thank the Commissioner for her work on this agreement. I think we have always been cautious, cautious in the area of taxation, even in my political group, but we appreciate this compromise. We must avoid escaping precisely from activities and taxation outside the European area. And I think that this agreement, also because it has a global repercussions,…

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May

2022

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Prosecution of the opposition and the detention of trade union leaders in Belarus (debate)

Madam President, I would never have thought that there would be dictators in Europe in the 21st century, and Mr Lukashenko has been here for 27 years. I would never have thought that in the 21st century there might be a direct war between one European state and another, and we have had an incredible conflict since World War II with horrific victims. What we need for Belarus is unequivocal support …