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Apr

2023

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Mr President, dear colleagues, I would like to ask how many more Ukrainian athletes must die for the International Olympic Committee to exclude Russia and Belarus from the Olympic Games. The recent delay in the final decision only creates a way for Russian and Belarusian athletes to go through the qualification. Moreover, Ukraine’s sport ministry has banned its athletes from competing in internati…

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Apr

2023

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Deforestation Regulation (debate)

Mr President, I consider it very important that we have managed to find an agreement on this regulation on deforestation, and I also want to acknowledge the work of the Czech Presidency, which has contributed to allowing us to vote on this agreement in order to support the fight against deforestation. Finally, it will not only combat deforestation on the territory of the European Union, but it is …

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Mar

2023

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Fluorinated Gases Regulation (A9-0048/2023 - Bas Eickhout)

Madam President, ladies and gentlemen, reducing emissions from fluorinated gases in Europe is the right step. Some fluorinated gases can persist in the atmosphere for thousands of years, and their global warming potential is higher than that of carbon oxides. In my vote, I followed the opinion of the Government of the Czech Republic, which had a positive position on the Commission's original propo…

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Mar

2023

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Strengthening the application of the principle of equal pay for equal work or work of equal value between men and women (A9-0056/2022 - Kira Marie Peter-Hansen, Samira Rafaela)

Madam President, ladies and gentlemen, today the European Parliament adopted a directive to strengthen the application of the principle of equal pay for equal work between men and women through pay transparency and an enforcement mechanism. In 2021, the gender pay gap stood at more than 12.7% in the European Union, to the detriment of women. I therefore voted in favour of the outcome of the interi…

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Mar

2023

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Mr President, the Olympic Games 2024 are in real danger. The danger is the ongoing support of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) for Russia and Belarus to participate. This is unacceptable for the whole democratic world. Hiding behind a neutral flag and non-discrimination principle is not an answer to Russia’s war crimes. Russia is killing civilians, abducting children and destroying Ukrain…

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Mar

2023

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Long term commitment to animal welfare (debate)

Mr President, animal welfare in the European Union, that is to say, livestock, is not optimal and, in some cases, is really sad. For example, I personally consider the cage breeding of laying hens to be a form of abuse. This is an unsustainable situation, and therefore also citizens, consumers who are aware of this, have called for an end to cage farming. The high number was mentioned here, more t…

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Mar

2023

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European Citizens’ Initiative "Save bees and farmers! Towards a bee-friendly agriculture for a healthy environment" (debate)

Mr President, I also very much appreciate this initiative and I am glad that citizens from the Czech Republic are also involved in it. The Czech Republic has made great progress in reducing pesticides over the past period. Between 2011 and 2020, farmers reduced their use of pesticides by 38%. And that, I think, is great progress. I take this challenge very seriously because the goals it represents…

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Mar

2023

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Cambodia: the case of opposition leader Kem Sokha

Mr President, dear colleagues, first of all, I would like to thank all the co-rapporteurs for your cooperation on this urgent case of political persecution. The three decades of Hun Sen’s rule have placed Cambodia on the list of repressive regimes. The recent imprisonment of the opposition leader, Kem Sokha, for 27 years only strengthened the one-party government and worsened the human rights in C…

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Mar

2023

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Energy performance of buildings (recast) (A9-0033/2023 - Ciarán Cuffe)

Madam President, ladies and gentlemen, the European Parliament adopted today a revision of the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive and I would like to explain why I did not vote in favour of this proposal. Of course, I am in favour of energy savings, but I am convinced that the Member States are able to address this requirement in their own right in the interests of their citizens, because w…

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Mar

2023

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Land use, land use change and forestry (LULUCF) (A9-0161/2022 - Ville Niinistö)

Madam President, let me also explain why I supported the final compromise proposal on the revision of the Land Use and Forestry Regulation, abbreviated to LULUCF. This is an important area with great potential to contribute to mitigating emissions production in the EU. The revision of the Regulation aims at promoting the management of forests and soils so that they absorb the maximum of greenhouse…

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Mar

2023

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Binding annual greenhouse gas emission reductions by Member States (Effort Sharing Regulation) (A9-0163/2022 - Jessica Polfjärd)

Madam President, ladies and gentlemen, I supported this final compromise proposal on the revision of the Effort Sharing Regulation, which was negotiated during the trilogue during the Czech Presidency. This Effort Sharing Regulation applies to greenhouse gas emissions in sectors not covered by the EU Emissions Trading System, such as petrol and diesel used in road transport or heating fuels or fer…

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Mar

2023

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EU-Azerbaijan relations (debate)

Madam President, relations between the European Union and Azerbaijan are marked by how the Azerbaijani Government treats Armenia and its own citizens. We strongly condemn Azerbaijan’s latest military aggression on the sovereign territory of Armenia in September 2022. Azerbaijan is a strategic partner for the European Union's independence from energy sources. But it is about the interest of both pa…

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Feb

2023

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Preparation of the EU-Ukraine Summit (RC-B9-0092/2023, B9-0092/2023, B9-0093/2023, B9-0094/2023, B9-0095/2023, B9-0096/2023)

Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, at this moment in Kiev, representatives of the Commission and Ukraine are meeting at the EU-Ukraine Summit, and it is therefore very important that the European Parliament has adopted its resolution with such a massive number of votes. It was supported by 489 of the 574 Members present. Of course, I supported him too. The European Parliament calls on the Europea…

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Feb

2023

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Revision of the European Works Councils Directive (A9-0295/2022 - Dennis Radtke)

Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, I abstained in the vote on the report with recommendations to the Commission on the revision of the European Works Council Directive. I believe that much greater emphasis should be placed, above all, on the effective enforcement and implementation of the existing directive on European Works Councils in the Member States. Emphasis should be placed on educating em…

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Feb

2023

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Transparency and targeting of political advertising (A9-0009/2023 - Sandro Gozi)

Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, after some hesitation, I supported the resolution on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the transparency and targeting of political advertising. Political campaigns are increasingly taking place online and it is increasingly difficult for citizens to determine whether it is a political message. Political advertising ca…

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Jan

2023

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Human rights and democracy in the world and the European Union’s policy on the matter - annual report 2022 (A9-0298/2022 - Isabel Wiseler-Lima)

Madam President, the 2022 annual report on human rights and democracy in the world should objectively assess the human rights situation and the European Union’s activities in this area. Unfortunately, the report we voted on today does not contain the essential information it should contain, and it is, among other things, information that Christians are still the most persecuted religious group in …

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Jan

2023

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Implementation of the common security and defence policy - annual report 2022 (A9-0296/2022 - Tom Vandenkendelaere)

Madam President, I also supported this 2022 report on the implementation of security and defence policy because it speaks very clearly about what steps have been taken over the past year and what needs to be done. He calls the aggression in Ukraine Russia's brutal aggression against Ukraine and clearly describes the genocide perpetrated against Ukrainians. The European Parliament calls on the Euro…

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Jan

2023

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Implementation of the common foreign and security policy - annual report 2022 (A9-0292/2022 - David McAllister)

Madam President, let me explain why I supported today the European Parliament's report on the implementation of the common foreign and security policy. These are, of course, very important, crucial areas that are a task for the European Union. And the report contains a number of statements as well as the tasks that the European Union is fulfilling. The European Parliament confirmed the European Un…

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Jan

2023

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The establishment of a tribunal on the crime of aggression against Ukraine (debate)

Madam President, Vice-President, dear colleagues, we have heard many solid arguments for the establishment of the special tribunal to prosecute the crimes of aggression against Ukraine perpetrated by the political and military leadership of the Russian Federation. One of these perpetrators is, without any doubt the so-called Russian Children’s Rights Commissioner, Maria Lvova-Belova. There are alm…

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Jan

2023

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Question Time (Commission) - Food price inflation in Europe

Thank you for your reply, I have a supplementary question. It is not clear from your reply whether, for 2023, you envisage taking into account the impact of inflation on the financing of the common agricultural policy and whether it is also possible to envisage extending the simplification of the conditions for the application of the common agricultural policy, which would of course also help farm…

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Jan

2023

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Question Time (Commission) - Food price inflation in Europe

Mr President, Commissioner, we are aware of rising prices, rising energy prices, which are having an impact on rising food prices. When we look at inflation, what share of the increase in inflation is made by food, it is clear that it is actually the largest share after the price of energy. Of course, this has a huge impact. This has an impact on consumers. But let's look at the beginning, and the…

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Jan

2023

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Presentation of the programme of activities of the Swedish Presidency (debate)

Madam President, Prime Minister, as the representative of the Czech Republic in the European Parliament, I welcome the fact that you have subscribed to a number of priorities set by the Czech Presidency. In particular, there is unequivocal support for Ukraine. As you said, Ukraine is fighting for our security, for our way of life, for our values. That is why you, together with all the members of t…

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Jan

2023

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Mr President, I would like to raise a question here, which is a major problem for the internal market. It is the spread of diseases of livestock and the conditions of their breeding. In the Czech Republic, the sixth outbreak of bird flu this year was confirmed last week. The incidence of avian influenza is the largest in the history of the European Union. Due to this outbreak in one of the large-s…

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Dec

2022

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The humanitarian situation in Ukraine due to Russia’s attacks against critical infrastructure and civilian areas (debate)

Mr President, I also want to thank all of you for having a united voice in support of Ukraine against the great Russian outnumber. We are all watching live the planned systematic destruction of infrastructure in order to humiliate the Ukrainian nation, and I am convinced that this is genocide, because it does not even shy away from abducting children, re-educating children, forcibly adopting these…

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Dec

2022

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Preparation of the European Council meeting of 15 December 2022 (debate)

Madam President, the Czech Presidency has been repeatedly praised by various parties, and I would like to join in. It was sincere and I am pleased that the Czech Republic has helped to bear the burden of the European Union in these difficult times. It is clear that we are looking at all these negotiations today and tomorrow through the eyes of the impact of Russia's aggression against Ukraine. Wha…